Irumbai Mahaleswarar Temple Explained

Irumbai Mahaleswarar Temple[1] is a Hindu temple located at Irumbai in Vanur taluk in Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu, India. The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Maakaleswarar. His consort is known as Kuyilmozhi Ammai.[2]

Significance

It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Sambandar.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maakaleshwarar Temple . Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu. 17 April 2019.
  2. http://www.shivatemples.com/tnaadu/tn31.php Maakaleshwarar Temple, Irumbai Maakaalam