Anniyur Agnipureeswarar Temple

Anniyur Agnipureeswarar Temple[1] (அன்னியூர் அக்கினிபுரீஸ்வரர் கோயில்) is a Hindu temple located at Vanniyur in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.[2] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Agnipureeswarar. His consort is known as Gowri Parvathi.[3]

Anniyur Agnipureeswarar Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictTiruvarur
DeityLord Shiva
Location
LocationVanniyur
StateTamil Nadu
CountryIndia
Architecture
TypeDravidian architecture
Rajagopura

Significance

Vimana of the presiding deity

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 Tirunavukkarasar.[3]

Literary mention

Tirunavukkarasar describes the feature of the deity as:[4]

காலை போய்ப்பலி தேர்வர்கண் ணார்நெற்றி

மேலை வானவர் வந்து விரும்பிய
சோலை சூழ்புறங் காடரங் காகவே

ஆலின் கீழறத் தாரன்னி யூரரே.

References

  1. "Sri Agnipureeswarar temple". Dinamalar temples. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. Agneeswarar Temple, Tiru Anniyur
  3. Sri Agnipureeswarar temple
  4. Tirunavukkarasar Tevaram, V:8:8

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