Kailasanathar Temple, Pazhayanur, Thiruvallur
Kailasanathar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord
Shiva located at Pazhayanur Village near Thiruvalangadu in Thiruvallur District
of Tamilnadu. Presiding Diety is called as Kailasanathar and Mother is called
as Parvathavarthini.
The Temple
The Temple faces north with entrance from the east.
Presiding Diety is called as Kailasanathar and is facing north. Mother is
called as Parvathavarthini and is facing east. There are many stone
inscriptions indicating the existence of this temple from the Sangam age. However,
the temple was in ruins in recent times.
Literary
Mention
The three Saivite saints who came to worship and sing
hymns for Lord Shiva of Thiruvalangadu, stopped at Pazhayanur, claiming that it
is a sin if they tread on the Thiruvalangadu soil on which Karaikkal Ammaiyar
walked on her head and hands. They are said to have sung their praises to the
Lord from this temple. In Tamil, there is a hymn sung by the Saint Tirugnanasambandar
explaining this story as well as Sekkizhar in his Periya Puranam narrates this
story elaborately. This shows the temple is of Sangam age.
பழையனூர் பேயை நினைத்து திருஞானசம்பந்தர் தம் பதிகத்தில் “முனை நட்பாய் வஞ்சப்படுத்தொருத்தி வாணாள் கொள்ளும் வகைகேட்டு அஞ்சும் பழையனூர்” என்று குறிப்பிடுகிறார். சேக்கிழாரடிகள் தம் நூலில் பழையனூர் நீலி கதையை விரிவாகக் கூறியுள்ளார்.
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