The entrance of the temple
Tiruttelicheri Parvatheeswarar Temple[1]( திருத்தெளிச்சேரி பார்வதீசுவரர் கோயில் [2]])is a Hindu temple located at Tiruttelicheri in Pondicherry, India. Now the place is known as Koilpatthu.[3] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Parvatheeswarar. His consort is known as Parvathi Ammai.[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 Nayanar Tirugnanasambandar.[4]
Literary mention
Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[5]
மந்தி ரந்தரு மாமறை யோர்கள் தவத்தவர்
செந்தி லங்கு மொழியவர் சேர்தெளிச் சேரியீர்
வெந்த லாகிய சாக்கிய ரோடு சமணர்கள்தந்தி றத்தன நீக்குவித் தீரோர் சதிரரே.
References
- ↑ "Sri Parvatheeswarar Temple". Dinamalar temples. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ ta:திருத்தெளிச்சேரி பார்வதீசுவரர் கோயில்
- ↑ Parvatheeswarar Temple, Tiruthelicheri (now known as Koilpatthu)
- 1 2 Sri Parvatheeswarar Temple
- ↑ Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, II: 3:10
External links
- "Sri Parvatheeswarar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Parvatheeswarar Temple, Tiruthelicheri (now known as Koilpatthu)". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
Photogallery
Vimana of the presiding deity
Vimana of the consort
Temple tank
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