Cherugudi Sukshmapureeswarar Temple

Sukshmapureeswarar Temple
Geography
Coordinates 10°57′55″N 79°35′13″E / 10.96528°N 79.58694°E / 10.96528; 79.58694Coordinates: 10°57′55″N 79°35′13″E / 10.96528°N 79.58694°E / 10.96528; 79.58694
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Location Thiruchirukudi
Culture
Primary deity Sukshmapureeswarar (Shiva)
Architecture
Architectural styles Dravidian architecture

Cherugudi Sukshmapureeswarar Temple[1] (செருகுடி சூட்சுமபுரீசுவரர் கோயில் [2]])is a Hindu temple located at Cherugudi in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.[3] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Sukshma Pureeswarar. His consort is known as Mangala Nayaki.[4]

Significance

Image of the gopuram, the gateway tower

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.[4]

Literary Mention

Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[5]

தேனமர் பொழிலணி சிறுகுடி மேவிய

மானமர் கரமுடை யீரே
மானமர் கரமுடை யீருமை வாழ்த்திய
ஞானசம் பந்தன தமிழே.

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