Karuppariyalur Kutram Poruttha Naathar temple

Sattanathar shrine

Karuppariyalur Kutram Poruttha Naathar temple is a Hindu temple located at Thalaignaayiru in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of is Karuppariyalur or Karmanaasapuram. The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Kutram Poruttha Naathar(Aparaathakshameswarar). His consort is Kolvalai Naayaki .

Significance

It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanars Tirugnanasambandar and Sundarar.

Speciality

The temple has a separate shrine called madakkovil (hilltop temple) dedicated to Bhairava (Sattanathar).

Vimana of the Kutram Poruttha Naathar

References

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