Karpaganatharkulam Karpaganathar Temple Explained

Karpaganatharkulam Karpaganathar Temple (கற்பகநாதர்குளம் கற்பகநாதர் கோயில்)^{[1] [2]} is a Hindu temple located at Karpaganatharkulam in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is dedicated to Shiva, as the moolavar presiding deity, in his manifestation as Karpaganathar. His consort, Parvati, is known as Balasundari. The historical name of the place is Tirukadikulam. ^{[2] [3]}

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 Tirugnanasambandar.^[3] The main idol is a shivalinga is hexagonal in shape.

External links

• Web site: Sri Karpaganathar temple . Dinamalar.
• Web site: Karpageswarar Temple, Tirukadikulam . Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.

10.42°N 79.59°W

Notes and References

1. [:ta: கற்பகநாதர்குளம் கற்பகநாதர் கோயில்]
2. Web site: Karpaganathar Temple . Dinamalar. 3 September 2015.
3. http://www.shivatemples.com/sofc/sc109.php Karpageswarar Temple, Tirukadikulam(now known as Karpaganathar Kulam)