Tirumeeyachur Mehanadhar Temple
| Mehanadhar Temple | |
|---|---|
Lalithambika temple | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Thiruvarur |
| Deity | Mehanathar (Shiva) Lalithambika (Parvathi) |
| Location | |
| Location | Tirumeichur |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
  Location in Tamil Nadu | |
| Geographic coordinates | 10°57′46″N 79°38′50″E / 10.96278°N 79.64722°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Dravidian architecture |
Tirumeeyachur Mehanadhar Temple[1] (திருமீயச்சூர் மேகநாதர் கோயில்) is a Hindu temple located at Thirumeeyachur in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.[2] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Meganathaswami. His consort is known as Lalithambika.[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 Tirugnanasambandar.[3] Tirumeeyachur Ilamkovil Sakalabhuvaneswarar Temple is also found in this temple premises.
Literary mention
Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[4]
நீல வடிவர் மிடறு நெடியர் நிகரில்லார்
கோல வடிவு தமதாங் கொள்கை யறிவொண்ணார்
காலர் கழலர் கரியி னுரியர் மழுவாளர்
மேலர் மதியர் விதியர் மீயச் சூராரே.
References
- ^ "Sri Mehanadhar temple". Dinamalar temples. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ Muyarchinatheswarar Temple, Tirumeeyachur
- ^ a b Sri Mehanadhar temple
- ^ Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, II: 62:7
External links
- "Sri Mehanadhar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Muyarchinatheswarar Temple, Tirumeeyachur". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
Gallery
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Rajagopuram -
Flagpost -
Front mandapa -
Vimana of the presiding deity -
Mehanadhar vimana and Sakalabhuvanesvarar vimana -
Vimana from north side
