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Mehanadhar Temple

Lalithambika temple

Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictThiruvarur
DeityMehanathar (Shiva)
Lalithambika (Parvathi)
Location
LocationTirumeichur
StateTamil Nadu
CountryIndia

Tirumeeyachur Mehanadhar Temple is located in Tamil Nadu

Tirumeeyachur Mehanadhar Temple

Location in Tamil Nadu

Geographic coordinates10°57′46″N 79°38′50″E / 10.96278°N 79.64722°E
Architecture
TypeDravidian architecture

Tirumeeyachur Mehanadhar Temple (திருமீயச்சூர் மேகநாதர் கோயில்) is a Hindu temple located at Thirumeeyachur in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.[1] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Meganathaswami. His consort is known as Lalithambika.[2]

Image of Kshetra Puraneswarar

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.[2] Tirumeeyachur Ilamkovil Sakalabhuvaneswarar Temple is also located on this temple's premises. This temple is were Sri Lalita Sahasranama was composed and Hayagriva taught it to Agastya maharishi. This temple is considered as the birth place of Garuda - The vahana of Vishnu and Aruna - The charioteer of Surya. As per the legend and Sthala purana, Vinata and Katru (wives of Kashyapa) worshipped shiva here and got blessed to get Garuda and Aruna as their Son. Aruna worshipped Shiva here and become charioteer of Surya.

Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[3]

நீல வடிவர் மிடறு நெடியர் நிகரில்லார்

கோல வடிவு தமதாங் கொள்கை யறிவொண்ணார்
காலர் கழலர் கரியி னுரியர் மழுவாளர்

மேலர் மதியர் விதியர் மீயச் சூராரே.

  • Rajagopuram

    Rajagopuram

  • Flagpost

    Flagpost

  • Front mandapa

    Front mandapa

  • Vimana of the presiding deity

    Vimana of the presiding deity

  • Mehanadhar vimana and Sakalabhuvanesvarar vimana

    Mehanadhar vimana and Sakalabhuvanesvarar vimana

  • Vimana from north side

    Vimana from north side