History and tradition
- Architecture
- South Indian Architecture
- First attested
- 7th century
Temple tree
வில்வம்
Theertham
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Shaiva temple
Tirukkazhippalai
திருக்கழிப்பாலை
Tirukkazhippalai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Overview
Shiva as Palvannanathar
Consort வேதநாயகி
swayambu lingam
Shaiva temple
As per Hindu legend, the god Shiva and his wife Parvati appeared before the sage Agastya at this place. It is counted as one of the eight places where the sage got the darshan of Shiva. As per another legend, sage Kabila made a lingam (an iconic representation of Shiva). A king was moving along the way and his horse's hooves split the lingam into two. The sage was disappointed and he started making another lingam. Shiva and Parvati made a divine intervention and provided milk from the divine cow Kamadhenu that strengthened the image. The deity thus came to be known as Palvannanathar. In modern times, it is believed that the ablution done with milk is absorbed by the image. The temple is believed to have been in a place called Karaimedu village which was washed away in a flood in river Coleroon and has been moved here.
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