History and tradition
- Architecture
- Tamil architecture
- First attested
- 12th century
Temple tree
முல்லை, வெண்செண்பகம், செவ்வந்தி
Theertham
- சக்கர தீர்த்தம் · Temple tank
Shaiva temple
Tenkudittittai
தென்குடித்திட்டை
Tenkudittittai, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India
- Paadal Petra Sthalam
- Sung by Sambandar and Appar
- Chola Nadu, south of the Kaveri
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Overview
Shiva as Vasishteswarar
Consort உலகநாயகியம்மை
lingam
Shaiva temple
In the Tamil language, 'thittai' means mound. Once, when Pralaya occurred, there was destruction all over the world. Lord Brahma and Vishnu worshipped Lord Shiva for protection. After searching for a safe place, they found this only mound, which did not get destroyed by the Pralaya. There was a Shiva Lingam on the mound. They performed puja to the Lingam and worshipped Lord Shiva, who appeared before them and delegated their duties of creation and protection.
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