MelaThirumanancheri Iyravatheswarar Temple
Appearance
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MelaThirumanancheri Iyravatheswarar Temple (மேலைத் திருமணஞ்சேரி ஐராவதேஸ்வரர் கோயில்) is a Hindu temple located at Mela Thirumanancheri in Mayiladuthurai district of Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of the place is Ethirkolpadi. [1] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Iyravatheswarar. His consort is known as Sugantha Kundalambikai.
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 Nayanar Sundarar. The temple is counted as one of the temples built on the banks of River Kaveri.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Sri Iyravatheswarar temple
- ^ Ka. Vi., Kannan (2019). River cauvery the most battl(r)ed. Notion Press. p. 40. ISBN 9781684666041.
External links
[edit]- "Sri Iyravatheswarar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Airavatheswarar Temple, Tiruedhirkolpaadi". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.