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Marundeeswarar Temple is a temple dedicated to Hindu deity Shiva, located in Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai adjacent to the beach of Bay of Bengal. It is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams where two of the most revered Nayanars ( Saivite Saints), Appar and Tirugnana Sambandar , have glorified the temple with their verses during the 7th century CE.
The temple has a sculpted image of the legend indicating Siva feeding Sundarar. [2] The image of Chandesa is depicted with four heads. [1] In modern times, the temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu. [3]
Marundeeswarar temple is located on the Southern banks of Thenpennai River on the Thirukoilur - Thiruvennainallur road in a village called T. Edaiyar, around 5 km (3.1 mi) from Thiruvennainallur. The temple has a three-tiered gopuram, the gateway tower and all the shrines of the temple are enclosed in concentric rectangular granite walls. The ...
Piravi Marundeeswarar Temple, Thiruthuraipoondi, Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu Geographic coordinates 10°31′58″N 79°38′25″E / 10.5329°N 79.6404°E / 10.5329; 79
7th century CE: Vedapureeswarar Temple, Descent of the Ganges (Mamallapuram), [12] Kapaleeshwarar Temple, [13] Tiruvottiyur Thyagaraja Temple, [14] and Marundeeswarar Temple [15] are built. 806 CE: Date of the oldest surviving inscription in the city, a mixed Tamil-Sanskrit record of the Pallava king Dantivarman found in the Parthasarathi ...
Thiruthuraipoondi is a Municipality in district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu and Thiruthuraipoondi is the headquarters of Thiruthuraipoondi taluk, Thiruthuraipondi Municipality was upgraded from selection grade Town Panchayat to Third grade Municipality 1992 and upgraded as Second Grade Municipality in 1996.As of 2011, the municipality covered an ...
The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu manages and controls the temple administration within the state. The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act XXII of 1959 controls 36,425 temples, 56 mathas or religious orders (and 47 temples belonging to mathas), 1,721 specific endowments and 189 trusts.
Arunagirinathar was a 15th-century Tamil poet born in Tiruvannamalai.According to regional tradition, he spent his early years as a rioter and seducer of women. After ruining his health, he tried to commit suicide by throwing himself from the northern tower of Annamalaiyar Temple, but was saved by the grace of god Murugan. [3]