Deva Pureeswarar Temple, Thevur, Thiruvarur
Deva Pureeswarar Temple is a Hindu
Temple dedicated to Lord
Shiva located at Thevur near Kilvelur in Thiruvarur District of Tamilnadu. This is one of the 78 Maadakovils, built on an
elevation, by Ko Chenkata Chola Nayanar so that elephants cannot enter the
sanctum. Presiding Deity is called as Deva Pureeswarar / Deva Gurunathar / Aadhi
Deekshiram Udayar / Kathali Vaneswarar. Mother is called as Then Mozhiyal /
Pann Nilaviya Mozhiyumai / Madhura Bhashini. Praises of the temple have been
sung by the Nayanmars, Appar and Sambandar. This is the 202nd Devaram Paadal Petra
Shiva Sthalam and 85th Sthalam on the south side of River
Cauvery, in Chozha Nadu. The temple is frequented by unmarried people and those
seeking children.
Legends
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The
Temple
This is one of the 78 Maadakovils, built on an
elevation, by Ko Chenkata Chola Nayanar so that elephants cannot enter the
sanctum. The Temple is facing east and the Rajagopuram is of 3 tiers. Lord
of the temple is a Swayambumurthy. Presiding Deity is called as Deva
Pureeswarar / Deva Gurunathar / Aadhi Deekshiram Udayar / Kathali Vaneswarar.
Mother is called as Then Mozhiyal / Pann Nilaviya Mozhiyumai / Madhura Bhashini.
Sthala Vriksham is Kal Vazhai / Velvazhai tree (a
plantain variety) grows from rocks, not on soil. All deities here have the
prefix Deva. Theertham of this Temple is Deva Theertham and is located in front
of the temple. Varuna, Gowthama, Marutha, & Sanjeevini Theerthams are the
other Theerthams associated with this temple. Ambal is in separate temple in
standing posture. Nandhi is located to the left side of Rajagopuram
entrance.
Deva Guru - Jupiter worshipped Lord Shiva in the temple,
hence the symbol of ignorance - Muyalagan is not under the feet of Lord
Dakshinamurthy in the temple (Lord Dakshinamurthy is the authority deity for
planet Jupiter). Traditionally temples have either Mother Shiva Durga or a
Vishnu Durga. It is a rare difference in this place that Mother Durga is
holding a conch representing Vishnu feature and a deer representing Shiva
feature, thus as Shiva-Vishnu Durga.
Shrines of Vinayakar, Murugan, Gowthama Lingam, Agalya
Lingam, Indra Lingam, 63 Nayanmar, Maha Lakshmi, Durgai, Navagrahams, Bairavar,
Chandran, and Soorya are located in the inner prakaram. Somaskandar as Ammayappar
is located in the first floor. Also sanctum of Athma Nathar worshiped by
Manickavasagar can be seen.
Subramanyar sanctum is located in between Lord Siva and
Goddess sanctum, and is considered as Somaskanda Moorthy Sthalam. This Temple
is considered as one of Ashta Vinayakar Sthalam. Sthala Vinayakar is Valampuri
Vinayakar and he is known a Brahma Varadhar. Inscriptions belongs Jata Varma
Sundara Pandiyan period can be found in this temple.
Temple
Opening Time
The temple is open from 6.00 a.m. to 12.00 a.m. and from
4.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.
Festivals
Vaikasi Peru Vizha in May-June; Maha Shivarathri in
February-March and Margazhi Tiruvadhirai are the festivals of the temple.
Singers
Saints Sambandar and Appar had sung the glory of Lord
Shiva of this temple in their Thevaram hymns. This is the 202nd Devaram
Paadal Petra Shiva Sthalam and 85th Sthalam on the south
side of River Cauvery, in Chozha Nadu.
Prayers
As the place is revered as Guru Sthala - Jupiter, prayer
in this temple dispenses with any adverse aspect of the planet. People pray to
Lord Devapureeswarar for prosperity, recovery of losses and excellence in
academic pursuits. Those seeking wedding and child boon perform pujas to this
tree on Mondays.
Contact
Deva Pureeswarar Temple,
Thevur – 611 109,
Thiruvarur District
Phone: +91 – 4366 – 276
113
Mobile: +91 – 94862 78810
Connectivity
The Temple is located at about 5 Kms from Kizh Velur, 28
Kms from Thiruthuraipoondi, 18 Kms from Thiruvarur, 18 Kms from Nagapattinam, 10
Kms from Valivalam, 15 Kms from Katchanam and 134 Kms from Trichy. Thevur is located
on the Nagapattinam - Thiruthuraipoondi route passing through Keel Velur and
Kachanam. Town bus from Thiruvarur to Valivalam passes through this place.
Nearest Railway Station is located at Kizh Velur and Nearest Airport is located
at Trichy.
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