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Aakkoor Thanthondreeswarar Temple

Coordinates: 11°06′10″N 79°47′09″E / 11.102909°N 79.785929°E / 11.102909; 79.785929
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Akkur Thanthondreeswarar Temple[1](ஆக்கூர் தான்தோன்றீசுவரர் கோயில் [2]])is a Hindu temple located at Akkur in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, India.[3] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Thanthondriappar. His consort is known as Valnedunkanni.[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]

நன்மையா னாரணனும் நான்முகனுங் காண்பரிய

தொன்மையான் தோற்றங்கே டில்லாதான் தொல்கோயில்
இன்மையாற் சென்றிரந்தார்க் கில்லையென்னா தீந்துவக்குந்

தன்மையாற் ஆக்கூரிற் றான்றோன்டி மாடமே.

Sirappuli Nayanar

Sirappuli Nayanar is associated with this temple. A shrine is dedicated to him, in the temple.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Sri Thanthondreeswarar temple". Dinamalar temples. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. ^ ta:ஆக்கூர் தான்தோன்றீசுவரர் கோயில்
  3. ^ Thanthondriyappar Temple, Tiruakkur
  4. ^ a b c Sri Thanthondreeswarar temple
  5. ^ Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, II: 42:9

11°06′10″N 79°47′09″E / 11.102909°N 79.785929°E / 11.102909; 79.785929