Sacred Facts · At a Glance
Mantra
Om Namaḥ Śivāya
- Gender
- male
Primary Scriptures
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Sixth and final Padai Veedu. Famous as the place where Tamil poetess Avvaiyar met the boy-Murugan who cleverly humbled her pride in Tamil knowledge. One of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalangal — temples sung in the Tevaram hymns of the 63 Nayanars (7th–9th c. CE). These are the canonical Tamil Shaiva pilgrimage circuit.
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
MantraOm Namaḥ Śivāya
- Vāhana
- Mayūra
Sources & provenance
📜 1 Primary🎓 3 Scholarly📖 1 Tertiary
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookW. J. Wilkins. Hindu Gods and Goddesses (1882)Classical encyclopedia of Hindu deities with Shaiva focus
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