Tirumeeyachur Ilamkovil Sakalabhuvaneswarar Temple | |
State: | Tamil Nadu |
District: | Tiruvarur |
Location: | Thirumeeyachur in Tiruvarur district |
Deity: | Lord Shiva |
Tirumeeyachur Ilamkovil Sakalabhuvaneswarar Temple[1] (திருமீயச்சூர் இளங்கோயில் சகலபுவனேஸ்வரர் கோயில்) is a Hindu temple located at Thirumeeyachur in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.[2] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Sakalabhuvaneswarar. His consort is known as Mekalambika.[3]
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 Tirunavukkarasar.[3] This temple is in the premises of Tirumeeyachur Mehanadhar Temple.
Tirunavukkarasar describes the feature of the deity as:[4]