| Mehanadhar Temple | |
|---|---|
Lalithambika temple | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Thiruvarur |
| Deity | Mehanathar (Shiva) Lalithambika (Parvathi) |
| Location | |
| Location | Tirumeichur |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
  Location in Tamil Nadu | |
| Geographic coordinates | 10°57′46″N 79°38′50″E / 10.96278°N 79.64722°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Dravidian architecture |
Tirumeeyachur Mehanadhar Temple[1] (திருமீயச்சூர் மேகநாதர் கோயில்) is a Hindu temple located at Thirumeeyachur in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.[2] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Meganathaswami. His consort is known as Lalithambika.[3]
Significance
Image of temple towers
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.[3] Tirumeeyachur Ilamkovil Sakalabhuvaneswarar Temple is also found in this temple's premises.
Literary mention
Image of Kshetra Puraneswarar
Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[4]
நீல வடிவர் மிடறு நெடியர் நிகரில்லார்
கோல வடிவு தமதாங் கொள்கை யறிவொண்ணார்
காலர் கழலர் கரியி னுரியர் மழுவாளர்மேலர் மதியர் விதியர் மீயச் சூராரே.
References
- ↑ "Sri Mehanadhar temple". Dinamalar temples. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ Muyarchinatheswarar Temple, Tirumeeyachur
- 1 2 "mehanadhar Temple : mehanadhar Temple Details | mehanadhar- Thirumeeyachur | Tamilnadu Temple | மேகநாதர்". temple.dinamalar.com. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ↑ Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, II: 62:7
External links
- "Sri Mehanadhar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Muyarchinatheswarar Temple, Tirumeeyachur". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
Gallery
Rajagopuram
Flagpost
Front mandapa
Vimana of the presiding deity
Mehanadhar vimana and Sakalabhuvanesvarar vimana
Vimana from north side
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