Anniyur Abathsahayeswarar Temple
Appearance
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Anniyur Abathsahayeswarar Temple (பொன்னூர் ஆபத்சகாயேசுவரர் கோயில்)[1] is a Hindu temple located at Ponnur in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of the place is Tiru Anniyur. [2] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Abathsahayeswarar. His consort is known as Perianayaki.
Significance
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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
Gnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity of Anniyur as:[3]
நீதி பேணுவீர், ஆதி யன்னியூர்ச்
சோதி நாமமே, ஓதி யுய்ம்மினே.
References
- ^ ta:பொன்னூர் ஆபத்சகாயேசுவரர் கோயில்
- ^ Sri Abathsahayeswarar temple
- ^ Gnanasambandar Tevaram, I: 96: 3
External links
- "Sri Abathsahayeswarar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Aabhathsagayeswarar Temple, Tiru Anniyur". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.