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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. The temple is associated with sage Bharadwaja, who worshipped the presiding deity in the form of a sparrow, giving the name Thiruvalithayam to the temple.
The earliest singers of Tevaram hymns were referred to as pidarars, and were among the Tirupadiyam Vinnapam Seyvar that Nandivarman III provided for in Tiruvallam Bilavaneswara temple records dating from the 8th century. [80] [75] A few earlier records also give details about the gifts rendered to the singers of Tevaram from Parantaka I. [75]
The Religion And Philosophy Of Tevaram, Book I (Volumes 1 and 2). University of Madras. Dorai Rangaswamy, M.A. (1959). The Religion And Philosophy Of Tevaram, Book II (Volumes 3 and 4). University of Madras. R. Champakalakshmi (2007). Meenakshi Khanna (ed.). Cultural History of Medieval India. Delhi: Social Science Press. ISBN 978-81-87358-30-5.
The text has roots in 6th to 8th century CE devotional poetry, that was compiled into Tevaram text in the 11th century. It is a part of the canonical literature of Tamil Shaivism, and devotionally sung in Shiva temples in the contemporary times. It has been called the Shaivism traditions' Tamil Veda.
The temple is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Sambandar. [2] The temple is one of the seven shrines associated with Saptamartrikas (seven female deities in Siva temple). [3] [4] Matrikas are the different forms Adi Parashakti.
Madurai city center Thiru Aappanoor: About 2 km from the city center, on the north bank of the Vaigai River Subramaniya Swamy Temple: 9 km southwest of Madurai, one of the Six Abodes of Murugan: Edaganathar temple: In Thiruvedagam, 17 km northwest of Madurai Piranmalai Kodunkundreeswar Temple: 24 km northwest of Thiruputhur
The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century Shaiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written in Tamil by saint poets known as the Nayanars and the shrine is classified as a Paadal Petra Sthalam. The temple complex covers 8.1 hectares (20 acres) and is one of the largest temples in India. It houses nine entrance towers known as gopurams. The ...
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