Karuppariyalur Kutram Poruttha Naathar Temple
Karuppariyalur Kutram Poruttha Naathar temple (கருப்பறியலூர் குற்றம் பொறுத்த நாதர் கோயில்)[1] is a Hindu temple located at Thalaignayiru (or Thalainayar) in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of is Karuppariyalur or Karmanaasapuram. The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Kutram Poruttha Naathar(Aparaathakshameswarar). His consort is Kolvalai Naayaki .
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Vimana of the Kutram Poruttha Naathar
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 Nayanars Tirugnanasambandar and Sundarar.
Speciality
The temple has a separate shrine called madakkovil (hilltop temple) dedicated to Bhairava (Sattanathar).
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Sattanathar shrine
References
External links
- "Sri Kutram Poruttha Naathar temple". Dinamalar.
- "KutramporuthaNathar Temple, Tirukaruppariyalur". Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
- "Karuppariyalur". TUV.
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