Pasupatheesvarar Temple, Thinnakkonam
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Pasupatheesvarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located at Lalgudi in Tiruchirapalli district, Tamil Nadu, India.[1][2][3]
It is one of the shrines of the Vaippu Sthalams sung by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Sambandar. This place is also known as Narkundram.[2]
Presiding deity
The presiding deity in the garbhagriha, represented by the lingam, is known as Pasupatheesvarar and Sadanandar. The Goddess is known as Govindavalli and Sivakamasundari.[2]
Specialities
The name of the temple and the deities changed in due course. In the inscriptions of Parantaka I, this place is recorded as Thiruvirarkundram and Thirunarkundram and the presiding deity as Thirumadatthu Koonanar and Sadanandar. The name of this place is referred as Thinnakkonam and Thinnakunam, in inscriptions. The sanctum sanctorum is found in the shape of Gajabrishta.[2]