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Annappanpettai Sundareswarar Temple

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Annappanpettai Sundareswarar Temple (அன்னப்பன்பேட்டை சுந்தரேஸ்வரர் கோயில்)[1] is a Hindu temple located at Annappanpettai in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of the place is Kalikamoor.[2] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Sundareswarar. His consort is known as Azhagammai.

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.

Literary mentions

Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[3]

மாசு பிறக்கிய மேனியாரு மருவுந் துவராடை

மீசு பிறக்கிய மெய்யினாரு மறியா ரவர்தோற்றங்
காசினி நீர்த்திரண் மண்டியெங்கும் வளமார் கலிக்காமூர்

ஈசனை யெந்தை பிரானையேத்தி நினைவார் வினைபோமே.

References

  • "Sri Sundareswarar temple". Dinamalar.
  • "Sundareswarar Temple, Tirukkalikamur (Now known as Annappan Pettai)". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.