Mahendrapalli
Mahendrapalli Tirumeni Azhagar Temple
Mahendrapalli Tirumeni Azhagar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Mahendirapalli village in Kollidam Taluk in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, India. The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Tirumeni Azhagar , Somasundareswarar. His consort is known as Vadivambigai.
The temple is east facing has an entrance crowned with a three tiered Raaja Gopuram. The inntermost prakarm enshrines Shiva, Ambal and Nataraja. The outer prakaram has shrines dedicated to Ganesha, Vishnu, Bhairava, Surya and Chandra.
Significance of the temple:
v The temple is praised by Saint Tirugnanasambandar in his Thevaram hymns. This is the 6th Shiva temple on the northern bank of Cauvery river praised in Thevaram hymns (Paadal Petra Sthalam).
v It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems.
v The holy tree is the Kandamaram, Thazhai and holy spring is Mayendra theertham.
v ThiruMayendirapalli shiva temple is located in Kollidam river bank.
v The sun's rays fall on the sanctum for a week in the tamil month of Pankuni.
Mahendrapalli - Sri Thirumeni Azhagar Temple
மகேந்திரப் பள்ளி - திà®°ுà®®ேனியழகர் திà®°ுக்கோவில்
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Main Deity
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Lord Shiva
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Name
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Sri Tirumeniazhagar, Somasundareswarar
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Goddess Name
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Sri Vadivambikai
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Location
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Mahendirapalli, Koiladipalayam
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Historical Name
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Mayendirapalli, ThiruMayendirapalli
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Significance
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5th Devaram Paadal Petra Shiva Sthalam in North of cauvery region,
One of 275 Devaram Padal Petram Sthalams,
Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal around chidambaram,
Located in Kollidam River bank
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Ancient
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1500 years old
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Travel Base
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Chidambaram
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How to Reach : The Mahendrapalli Somasundareswarar Temple is situated on Chidambaram - Mahendrapalli Road. On the Chidambaram - Seerkaazhi Road, after crossing the Kollidam bridge we have to take left road that leads to Mahendrappalli and when we go further 11 Kms on this road we reach Mahendrapalli. It is 7 kms from Achallpuram.
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#Devara Paadal Petra Sthalams
#தேவாரப் பாடல் பெà®±்à®± திà®°ுத்தலங்கள்
NCN006- Sri Tirumeni Azhagar Temple
NCN006-திà®°ுமகேந்திரப்பள்ளி திà®°ுà®®ேனியழகர் கோயில், பாடல் பெà®±்à®± கோயில்
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