Tirupperuvelur Abhimuktheeswarar Temple Explained

Tirupperuvelur Abhimuktheeswarar Temple
State:	Tamil Nadu
District:	Tiruvarur
Location:	Manakkal ayyempet in Tiruvarur district
Deity:	Lord (Shiva),

Tirupperuvelur Abhimuktheeswarar Temple^[1] (Tamil: மணக்கால் ஐயன்பேட்டை அபிமுகேசுவரர் கோயில்)^[2] is a Hindu temple located at Manakkal ayyempet in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.^[3] The temple is dedicated to Shiva, as the moolavar presiding deity, in his manifestation as Avimuktheswarar. His consort, Parvati, is known as Baagampriyal. The place is also known as Tirupperuvelur.^[4]

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 Nayanars Tirugnanasambandar and Tirunavukkarasar.^[4]

Literary mention

Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:^[5]

External links

• Web site: Sri Abhi Muktheeswarar temple. Dinamalar.
• Web site: Priyanathar Temple, Tirupperuvelur. Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sri Abhi Muktheeswarar temple . Dinamalar temples. 23 August 2015.
2. [:ta: மணக்கால் ஐயன்பேட்டை அபிமுகேசுவரர் கோயில்]
3. Web site: Sri Abhi Muktheeswarar temple. Dinamalar. 23 August 2015.
4. http://www.shivatemples.com/sofc/sc092.php Priyanathar Temple, Tirupperuvelur
5. Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, III:64:5