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Anniyur Abathsahayeswarar Temple

Coordinates: 11°7′21″N 79°36′23″E / 11.12250°N 79.60639°E / 11.12250; 79.60639
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The entrance of the temple

Anniyur Abathsahayeswarar Temple (பொன்னூர் ஆபத்சகாயேசுவரர் கோயில்) is a Hindu temple located at Ponnur in Mayiladuthurai district of Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of the place is Tiru Anniyur.[1] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Abathsahayeswarar. His consort is known as Perianayaki.

Significance

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vimana of Presiding deity
vimana of Amman shrine

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.

Literary mention

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Gnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity of Anniyur as:[2]

நீதி பேணுவீர், ஆதி யன்னியூர்ச்
சோதி நாமமே, ஓதி யுய்ம்மினே.

References

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  1. ^ Sri Abathsahayeswarar temple
  2. ^ Gnanasambandar Tevaram, I: 96: 3
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  • "Sri Abathsahayeswarar temple". Dinamalar.
  • "Aabhathsagayeswarar Temple, Tiru Anniyur". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.

11°7′21″N 79°36′23″E / 11.12250°N 79.60639°E / 11.12250; 79.60639


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