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Keezhvelur Kediliappar Temple (கீழ்வேளூர் கேடிலியப்பர் கோயில்)[1] is a Hindu temple located at Keezhvelur in Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, India.[2] The historical name of the place is Thirukeezhvelur. The temple is dedicated to Shiva, as the moolavar presiding deity, in his manifestation as Kediliappar. His consort, Parvati, is known as Vanamulai Amman.[3]
Significance edit
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 Tirunavukkarasar.[2]
This temple is believed to be 1000 years or more older, based on the sculptures found in temple and notes from old Hindu literatures.
References edit
- ^ ta:கீழ்வேளூர் கேடிலியப்பர் கோயில்
- ^ a b Kediliyappar Temple, Thirukeezhvelur.
- ^ "Sri Kediliappar temple". temple.dinamalar.com. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
External links edit
- Official site
- "Sri Uthirapasupatheeswarar Ganapatheeswarar temple". Dinamalar.
- "Kediliyappar Temple, Tirukeezhvellur". Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal.
Photogallery edit
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Temple tank -
Flagpost -
Front mandapa -
Shrine on raised platform -
Shrines in the prakara -
Amman shrine -
Anjuvattattamman shrine
