Omampuliyur Thuyartheertanathar Temple
Omampuliyur Thuyartheertanathar Temple
is a Hindu temple located at Omapuliyur in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of the place is Umapuliyur. The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Pranava Vyakrapureeswar. His consort is known as Poongodi Nayaki.Significance
It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanars Tirugnanasambandar and Tirunavukkarasar.This is one of the Nava Puliyur Temples worshipped by Patanjali and Vyaghrapada.. The following temples are called as Nava Puliyur Temples.
Tirgnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:
Tirunavukkarasar describes the feature of the deity as:
