Thirumakalam Mahakalanathar Temple
Thirumakalam Mahakalanathar Temple[1](திருமாகாளம் மகாகாளநாதர் கோயில்) is a Hindu temple located at Thirumakalam in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.[2] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Mahakalanathar. His consort is known as Bayakshambikai.[3]
The entrance of the temple
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.[3]
Literary Mention
Vimana of the presiding deity
Tirugnanasambandar describes the features of the deity as:[4]
கொலையார் மழுவோடு கோலச் சிலையேந்தி
மலையார் புனலம்பர் மாகா ளம்மேய
கிளரும் சடையணணல் கேடில் கழலேத்தத்தளரும் முறுநோய்கள் சாருந் தவந்தானே.
References
- "Sri Mahakalanathar temple". Dinamalar temples. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- Maakaalanathar Temple, Ambar Maakaalam
- Sri Mahakalanathar temple
- Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, I: 83:8
External links
- "Sri Mahakalanathar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Maakaalanathar Temple, Ambar Maakaalam". Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
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