Tirupalli Mukkudal Tirunethranathar Temple Explained

Tirupalli Mukkudal Tirunethranathar Temple
State:	Tamil Nadu
District:	Tiruvarur
Location:	Tirupalli Mukkudal in Tiruvarur district
Deity:	Lord Shiva

Tirupalli Mukkudal Tirunethranathar Temple^[1] (Tamil: திருப்பள்ளி முக்கூடல் திருநேத்திரநாதர் கோயில்) is a Hindu temple located at Tirupalli Mukkudal in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.^[2] The historical name of the place is Kekkarai. The temple is dedicated to Shiva, as the moolavar presiding deity, in his manifestation as Tirunethranathar. His consort, Parvati, is known as Mayilmevum Kanni.^[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 Tirunavukkarasar.^[3]

Literary mention

Tirunavukkarasar describes the feature of the deity as:^[4]

External links

• Web site: Sri Tirunethranathar Temple . Dinamalar.
• Web site: Mukkona Natheswarar Temple, Palliyinmukkudal. Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sri Tirunethranathar Temple . Dinamalar temples. 15 August 2015.
2. http://www.shivatemples.com/sofc/sc086.php Mukkona Natheswarar Temple, Palliyinmukkudal
3. Web site: Sri Tirunethranathar Temple . Dinamalar. 15 August 2015.
4. Tirunavukkarasar Tevaram, VI:69:9