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119. Tirumeeyachur Mehanadhar Temple
Paadal Petra Sthalams
This temple is dated around 2000 years. Goddess Lalithambikai and Lord Mehanadhar are the main deities.This is a temple of Mother importance. Yama the God of death and the deity of Sadhya Star worshipped Lord Shiva performing abishek with 1008 conches.
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Mehanathar ,Lalithambika

Tirumeeyachur Mehanadhar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Thirumeeyachur in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Meganathaswami. His consort is known as Lalithambika.

 

 

Image of temple towers

It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Tirugnanasambandar.Tirumeeyachur Ilamkovil Sakalabhuvaneswarar Temple is also found in this temple premises.

 

 

Image of Kshetra Puraneswarar

Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:

நீல வடிவர் மிடறு நெடியர் நிகரில்லார்

கோல வடிவு தமதாங் கொள்கை யறிவொண்ணார்
காலர் கழலர் கரியி னுரியர் மழுவாளர்

மேலர் மதியர் விதியர் மீயச் சூராரே.

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Timings

 

6am - 9pm

Contact

 

Sri Lalithambika-Meganathaswami Temple, Tirumeeyachur-609 405, Tiruvarur district. ·

Phone +91-4366-239 170, 94448 36526.

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