Pallavaneswarar Temple (பல்லவனேஸ்வரர் கோயில்) :ta:பூம்புகார் பல்லவனேசுவரர் கோயில் is a

Hindu temple A Hindu temple, also known as Mandir, Devasthanam, Pura, or Kovil, is a sacred place where Hindus worship and show their devotion to Hindu deities, deities through worship, sacrifice, and prayers. It is considered the house of the god to who ...

located in the town of Poombuhar,

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, an archaeological site in

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. The temple is dedicated to

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. It is situated on the birthplace of

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saint Pattinathar. The presiding deity is

. He is called as Pallavaneswarar. His consort is known as Soundaryanayaki.

Significance

It is one of the shrines of the 275

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- Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval ''

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'' poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar

Tirugnanasambandar Sambandar (Tamil: சம்பந்தர், romanized: ''Campantar''), also referred to as Thirugnana Sambandar (Tamil: திருஞானசம்பந்தர், romanized: ''Tiruñāṉacampantar''), was a Shaiva poet-saint of Tami ...

. A Pallava king is believed to have attained salvation in this place.

Structure

In front of the rajagopura, temple tank is found. At the left of the sanctum sanctorum shrines of goddess and Palliyarai are found.

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and balipeeta are also found here. In the

prakara A prakaram (प्राकारः in Sanskrit), also spelled pragaram or pragaaram) in Indian architecture is an outer part around the Hindu temple sanctum. They may be enclosed or open and are typically enclosed for the innermost prakaram. ...

shrines of Pattinattar,

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, Subramania and Chandikesvara are found. In the kosta of the presiding deity

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and

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are found.

Literary mention

Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:Gnanasambandar Tevaram, III: 112: 6

Kumbhabhishekham

Inscriptions pertaining to the conduct of

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of this temple are found. They were held on 20 August 1958, 5 April 1995 and 17 March 2008.

References

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Photogallery

File:Pallavaneswarartemplevimana of the maindeity.jpg, Vimana of the presiding deity File:Pallavaneswarartemplevimana of the goddess.jpg, Vimana of the goddess Shiva temples in Mayiladuthurai district Padal Petra Stalam {{TamilNadu-hindu-temple-stub