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: Tiruvarur, Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu (10.7732°N, 79.6361°E) - Shiva-form: Vanmikanathar + Thyagaraja (2 deities; Somaskanda form famed)
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
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