Nellai-appar
Deities

Nellai-appar

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Uncited
Tradition · Hindu
Period · Eternal

Paadal Petra Sthalangal are Shiva temples sung in the hymns of the 3 Tevaram saints — Tirugnana Sambandar, Tirunavukkaracar (Appar), and Sundaramurti (Sundarar). Composed 7th–9th c. CE, the Tevaram is the sacred geography of Tamil Shaivism and foundational to the Shaiva-Siddhanta philosophy. - Location: Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu (8.7139°N, 77.7567°E) - Shiva-form: Nellai-appar (Shiva who protected a paddy field)

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