Tiruvalidhayam Tiruvallesvarar Temple

Tamil Nadu, India

Also known as: তিরুবলিথায়ম তিরুভাল্লেশ্বর মন্দিরதிருவலிதாயம் திருவல்லீசுவரர் கோயில்తిరువళితాయం తిరువళ్లేశ్వరర్ ఆలయంതിരുവാലിത്തായം തിരുവല്ലേശ്വരർ ക്ഷേത്രം

Tiruvalithayam Tiruvallesvarar Temple is a temple dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva, located at Padi, a north-western neighbourhood of Chennai, India. Shiva is worshiped as Thiruvalleswar meaning as Divine (Thiru) God (Eeswar) of Valiyan (Sparrow), referring to Maharishi Bharadwaj, and is represented by the lingam and his consort Parvati is depicted as Jagathambikai. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th-century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil poet saints known as the nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam.[1]

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Key facts

LocationTamil Nadu, India
StatusActive

Sources

  1. Tiruvalithayam Tiruvallesvarar Temple - Wikipedia — Wikipedia
  2. Wikidata Q16308303 — Wikidata