Therazhundur Vedapureeswarar Temple
Shiva temple in Tamil Nadu, India
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Therazhundur Vedapureeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Therazhundur in Mayiladuthurai district of Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of the place is Thirunedungalam.[1] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Vedapureeswarar. His consort is known as Soundaraambigai. At the right side of the temple, Madesvarar shrine is found.
| Vedapureeswarar Temple | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Mayiladuthurai |
| Deity | Vedapureeswarar Temple |
| Location | |
| Location | Therazhundur, near Kuttalam |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
  Location in Tamil Nadu | |
| Coordinates | 11.04°N 79.58°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Dravidian architecture |
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has recently documented a set of inscriptions dating to the period of the Imperial Cholas at this temple. Two Tamil inscriptions, engraved on the door jamb and written in 12th-century script, are dated to the 34th and 44th regnal years of Kulottunga Chola I.[2]
Significance
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. The temple is counted as one of the temples built on the banks of River Kaveri.[3]
Literary Mention
Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[4]
பெரியாய் சிறியாய் பிறையாய் மிடறு
கரியாய் கரிகா டுயர்வீ டுடையாய்
அரியாய் ஒளியாய் அழுந்தை மறையோர்வெரியார் தொழமா மடம்மே வினையே.
Gallery
Flagpost and Vinayaka
Vimana of presiding deity
Vimana of goddess
Madesvarar shrine
