History and tradition
- Architecture
- Dravidian architecture
- First attested
- 7th century
Temple tree
பலா, அகில்.
Theertham
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Shaiva temple
Tirukkarayil
திருக்காரவாசல்
Tirukkarayil, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, India
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Overview
Shiva as Kannayariamudayar
Consort கைலாச நாயகி
lingam
Shaiva temple
As per Hindu legend, Bheema, one of the five Pandavas propitiated himself off the sin of killing Bakasura by worshipping Shiva at the temple. Another legend is that once, while Vishnu and Brahma contested for superiority, Shiva appeared as a flame, and challenged them to find his source. Brahma took the form of a swan, and flew to the sky to see the top of the flame, while Vishnu became the boar Varaha, and sought its base. The scene is called lingothbava, and is represented in the western wall at the sanctum of most Shiva temples. Neither Brahma nor Vishnu could find the source, and while Vishnu conceded his defeat, Brahma lied and said he had found the pinnacle. In punishment, Shiva ordained that Brahma would never have temples on earth in his worship. To relieve himself off the curse, Brahma made a linga of sand here and worshipped Shiva here. The presiding deity thus came to be known as Brahmapureeswar, the one who was worshipped by Shiva. Sundarar, the famous Saivite saint is believed to have worshipped Shiva in this place to seek help for transporting paddy grains to Tiruvarur.
Worship
Festivals
- Maha Shivaratri
Visit information
Sources
Details are compiled from Wikimedia projects and published temple sources. Send a correction if something is wrong.