Neyyadiappar Temple, Tillaistanam
| Tillaistanam | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Tanjore |
| Deity | Neyyidaiappar Shiva |
| Location | |
| Location | Tillaistanam |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
  Location in Tamil Nadu | |
| Geographic coordinates | 10°53′N 79°06′E / 10.883°N 79.100°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Dravidian architecture |
Neyyadiappar Temple, Tillaistanam is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in the village of Thillaistanam also known as Tillaistanam or Thiruneithanam in Tamil Nadu, India.[1] It is significant to the Hindu sect of Saivism as one of the Sapthastanam, the seven temples associated with Aiyarappar temple in Thiruvaiyaru. Shiva is represented by the lingam in the form of Neyyadiappar. His consort Parvati is depicted as Piraisoodi Amman. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam.
The temple is believed to have been built by Aditya Chola I during 9th century A.D and with significant additions from later Chola kings and by the ruling kings of Thanjavur Nayaks. It houses five-tiered gateway towers known as gopurams. The temple has numerous shrines, with those of Neyyadiappar and Amman being the most prominent.
The temple has four daily rituals at various times from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., and four yearly festivals on its calendar.
Architecture
The temple is located 21 km away from Kumbakonam on the Kumbakonam- Tiruvaiyaru- Tanjore road. The temple is 3 km away from Thirukkandiyur. The best mode is taking town buses from Kumbakonam or Tanjore. The temple is believed to have been built by Aditya Chola I during 9th century A.D and with significant additions from later Chola kings and by the ruling kings of Thanjavur Nayaks. It houses five-tiered gateway towers known as gopurams. The temple has numerous shrines, with those of Neyyadiappar and Amman being the most prominent.[2]
Saptha Stanam
The sapthasthanam festival is conducted at Tiruvaiyaru during April[3] every year. Hundreds of people witness the convergence of seven glass palanquins carrying principal deities of respective temples from seven places at Tiruvaiyaru. The palanquins are paraded near the car stand, the crowd witnessed the Poochorithal(flower festival) in which a doll offers flowers to the principal deities in the palanquins. After the Poochorithal, the palanquins left for their respective places.[4] The seven temples are
| Temple[5] | Place | District |
| Aiyarappar temple | Thiruvaiyaru | Thanjavur |
| Apathsahayar Temple | Tirupazhanam | Thanjavur |
| Odhanavaneswarar Temple | Tiruchotruthurai | Thanjavur |
| Vedapuriswarar Temple | Thiruvedhikudi | Thanjavur |
| Kandeeswarar Temple | Thirukkandiyur | Thanjavur |
| Puvananathar Temple | Thirupanturuthi | Thanjavur |
| Neyyadiappar Temple | Tiruneithaanam | Thanjavur |
References
References
- D., Devakunjari (1973). R., nagaswamy (ed.). The Mahadeva temple of Tillaisthanam (PDF). Damilica (Report). Vol. II. The State Department of Archaeology, Government of Tamil Nadu.
- "Primary Census Abstract - Census 2001". Directorate of Census Operations-Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 2009-08-29.