Tirukamesvarar Temple, Ponnur

Tirukamesvarar Temple is a Siva temple in Ponnur in Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu (India).[1][2][3]

Vaippu Sthalam

It is one of the shrines of the Vaippu Sthalams sung by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Sundarar.[1]

Presiding deity

The presiding deity is Tirukamesvarar and also Parasaresvarar. The Goddess is known as Santanayaki.[1][2]

Speciality

This temple was built by Pallavas. Inscriptions of Kulottunga Chola, Vijayanagara kings and Pandya king Sundara Pandya are found in this temple.[2]

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References
  1. பு.மா.ஜெயசெந்தில்நாதன், தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள், வர்த்தமானன் பதிப்பகம், சென்னை, 2009
  2. மூவர் தேவார வைப்புத் தலங்கள், Muvar Thevara Vaippu Thalangal, பொன்னூர் நாட்டுப் பொன்னூர் (பொன்னூர்) Ponnur Nattu Ponnur (Ponnur), 7-12-6
  3. தேவார வைப்புத் தலங்கள், பேராவூர், 6-70-2, 6-71-4


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