Sree Sivaloga Nathar Temple, Thirupungur (Thiruppunkur)

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NCN020 - Sree Sivaloganathar along with Sree Sountharya Nayaki Temple, Thirupungur, 20th thevara temple of Chozha desam (nadu) located in north shore of river Cauveri. Sree Nanthanar, a harijan from Athanoor (5km from here) tried to worship, the Lord Shiva but the lord was hided by the Nandhi. As his true worship the Lord Shiva ordered to move Nandhi to enable the devotee to see him from the street itself. KyWT - still the Nandhi opposite to the lord is sitting side by to view the lord from the street. CRfsT - caste refusal temples , temples which are smashing caste politics , temples which are breaking caste wise partiality,
sree nandanAr's sannithi inside the temple and brAmins performing the regular pooja to him. sree nandhanAr with the grace of lord sre ganEsa made a a pond on the western side of the temple.from here thirunalaipovar went to chidambaram and attained a status of a nayanmar among 63.

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Location: thirupungoor is about 3kms on the road to thirupananthAl form vaitheeswarar temple.

Description: Shiva is worshipped as a Prithvi Lingam here in this shrine located in close proximity to Vaideeswaran Koyil. Tirunavukkarasar has sung of Tiruppunkur and Tiruneedur in the same patikam.
Legends: Indra, Agasthyar, Bhrama, Surya and Chandra, Patanjali & Vyagrapadar, the Sapta Kannikas and the Vanaras who had gone in search of Sita (in the Ramayanam) are said to have worshipped here.
Sundarar is said to have miraculously caused it to rain to provide much needed relief from a prolonged drought upon being requested by Kalikkaama Naayanar of Tirupperumangalakkudi a village nearby. It is believed that Sundarar further sang hymns to stop the deluge that threatened the village following his rendition of hymns. The well known legend of Agastyar being blessed with a vision of Shiva's marriage with Parvati is also associated with this temple. It is also believed that the Punka theertham was excavated by Nandanaar with the blessings of Ganesha.
The Temple: A five tiered Rajagopuram decks the entrance to the temple. Soon upon entry into the outer prakaram, one encounters a shrine to Nandanaar, and the Rishabha Theertham tank, said to have been created by Nandanaar, with the help of Vinayakar. A Panchamukha lingam, representing Shiva's appearance before Bhramma is seen under the stalavriksham in the Prakaram.
Both the majestic outer Nandi, and the small Nandi in the inner prakaram are out of allignment with the sanctum, in sync with Nandanar's legend. Nandi's posture is in contrast to the usual one where the Nandi leans towards its left. It is believed that the two of the three vain asuras of the Tri-Purams after their defeat became dwarapalakas & one became Nataraja's drummer here. The Nataraja image here is of great beauty and in this shrine is an image of a celestial being playing the Panchamukha Vadhyam.
Four worship services are offered each day here.
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