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The entrance of the temple

Tiruvaappaadi Palunkandanathar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Tiruvaippadi in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of the place is Tiru Aippadi. [1] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Palunkanda Nathar. His consort is known as Periyanayaki.

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 Tirunavukkarasar.

Literary Mention

Tirunavukkarasar describes the feature of the deity as:[2]

அண்டமா ரமரர் கோமா னாதியெம் மண்ணல் பாதம்

கொண்டவன் குறிப்பி னாலே கூப்பினான் றாப ரத்தைக்
கண்டவன் றாதை பாய்வான் காலற வெறியக் கண்டு

தண்டியார்க் கருள்கள் செய்த தலைவராப் பாடி யாரே.

References

  1. ^ Sri Palunkanda Nathar temple, Dinamalar
  2. ^ Tirunavukkarasar Tevaram, IV: 48:5
  • "Sri Palunkanda Nathar temple". Dinamalar.
  • "Paalugandha Easwarar Temple, Tiruaappadi". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.

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