Vyagapureeswarar Temple-Thiruppulivanam (Thiruppulivanam)

India / Tamil Nadu / Uttiramerur / Thiruppulivanam
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TVT159 - sree vyAgrapureesar temple thirupulivanam is 159th thEvAra vaippu temple. Temples which are not get separate thaevaara holy hymns, but mentioned in that hymns are called as "TVT-thEvAra vaipputh thalangaL (temples)". There are about 301 thevara vaippu temples are alphabetically sorted as per shaivam.org. The numbers given for thevara vaippu temples here are based on that sequence.TDrT - temple where sree natarAja moorthi gave the holy dance dharshan to sree patanjali and sree vyAgrapAthar.BRasiT - birth rAsi temple , temple to be worshipped by whom born in simha rAsi.MuVT - moolavar visesham temple,Shivalingam has jada mudi. A very tall shivalingam.
Dakshinamoorthy in arthanAri form known as famous gurusthalam.A very old temple vyakrapureeswarar temple. vyakrapada munivar(person with human body and tiger's legs), pathanchali munivar(human head with snake body,sree AthisEsha avathAram) and nandi devan were the most sincere followers of Lord Shiva. It seems Lord Shiva danced in chidambaram only on the request of vyakrapada and pathanchali munivars. This temple was built by kulothunga chozhan. Some unique things about this temple are as follows.
You will find dakshinamurthy in the form of arthanaareswarar.A surangam(subway) exists from here till sundara varadhar temple. Dwarabalakar statues are very very huge and artistically done. When you see from the Siva lingam, towards the nandi you will find 7 steps. These 7 steps can be looked as 7 days of a week, and also as the 7 stages of a human life.
shaivam.org/siddhanta/spvtalam.htm
Location:This temple is on the uthiramerur-kanchipuram road. 5 km from Uthiramerur, on the left side whilst going from uthiramerur.
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Coordinates:   12°39'50"N   79°45'38"E

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