Cherugudi Sukshmapureeswarar Temple

Cherugudi Sukshmapureeswarar Temple[1] (செருகுடி சூட்சுமபுரீசுவரர் கோயில் [2]])is a Hindu temple located at Cherugudi in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.[3] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Sukshma Pureeswarar. His consort is known as Mangala Nayaki.[4]

Sukshmapureeswarar Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictThiruvarur
DeitySukshmapureeswarar (Shiva)
Location
LocationThiruchirukudi
StateTamil Nadu
CountryIndia
Geographic coordinates10°57′55″N 79°35′13″E
Architecture
TypeDravidian architecture

Significance
Image of the gopuram, the gateway tower

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]

தேனமர் பொழிலணி சிறுகுடி மேவிய

மானமர் கரமுடை யீரே
மானமர் கரமுடை யீருமை வாழ்த்திய

ஞானசம் பந்தன தமிழே.

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References
  1. "Sri Sukshma Pureeswarar temple". Dinamalar temples. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. ta:செருகுடி சூட்சுமபுரீசுவரர் கோயில்
  3. Mangaleswarar Temple, Sirukudi
  4. Sri Sukshma Pureeswarar temple
  5. Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, III: 97:11

Photogallery
  • Main gopura
  • Vimana of the presiding deity
  • Vimana of the Goddess
  • Prakara
  • Shrine of Angaraka
  • Tank in front of the temple
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