Sri Palasavaneshwarar Temple, ஶ்ரீ பலாசவனேஷ்வரர் சிவாலயம் / Nalur / Naluar/ நாலூர், Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu.

The Sri Palasavaneswarar Temple at Nalur is near the Nalur Mayanam, one of the Paadal Perta Shiva temples, and this temple at Nalur is also considered a Thevara vaippu sthalam.  

Thirugnanasambandar came to this place after worshipping Thirucherai. He has sung these hymns combining Nalur and Nalur Mayanam ( 213^th Thevara Paadal Petra Sthalam and 96^th Sthalam of Chozha Nadu, Cauvery / Kaveri Thenkarai ).

‘நாலூர் மயானத்து நம்பான்றன் அடிநினைந்து மாலூரும் சிந்தையர்பால் வந்தூரா மறுபிறப்பே'

The Hymn goes like this …

பாலூரு மலைப்பாம்பும் பனிமதியும் மத்தமும்

மேலூரும் செஞ்சடையான் வெண்ணூல்சேர் மார்பினான்

நாலூர் மயானத்து நம்பான்றன் அடிநினைந்து

மாலூரும் சிந்தையர்பால் வந்தூரா மறுபிறப்பே.

பொ.ரை

இறைவன் தன் பக்கத்தில் ஊர்ந்து செல்லும் மலைக்கும் தன்மை கொண்ட அரவினையும், தண்மதியையும், ஊமத்த மலரையும் செஞ்சடையில் கொண்டவன்; முப்புரி நூலினன்; நாலூர் மயானத்தில் விளங்குபவன்; அப்பிரான் திருக்கழலை எண்ணியும் அன்பாக வாழ்வார்க்கும் மறுபிறவி இல்லை.

Moolavar  : Sri Palasavaneshwarar

Consort    : Sri Periyanayaki

Some of the salient features of this temple are….

The temple is facing east with a temple tank. The entrance to the sanctum sanctorum is from the south side. Balipeedam and Rishabam are in front of the Temple immediately after the entrance. Dwarapalakas, Vinayagar and Murugar are on both sides of the sanctum Sanctorum. Moolavar is on a Square avudayar. There is no murtis in Deva koshtam.

 

In praharam, Vinayagar, Nalvar ( Only photos ) and Sri Valli Devasena Subramaniar.

ARCHITECTURE

The whole temple was built with bricks. The temple consists of Sanctum sanctorum, antarala, ardha mandapam and a mukha mandapam.  The sanctum sanctorum is of Gajaprishta / Gajabrushta Style Vimanam. The vimanam is of Eka tala. Shiva, Dakshinamurthy, Maha Vishnu, and Brahma are in the Greeva koshtam.  The front mandapa is of Vavval nethi style built during Thanjavur Marathas.

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

Since this temple is considered one of the Thevara vaippu Sthalam, sung by Thirugnanasambandar, this temple may have existed since the 7^th to 8^th century. It is further believed that the temple was constructed during Ko Chengat Chozha as a Mada Temple and received contributions from Pallavas, Chozhas, and Marathas. Inscriptions are found on the surfaces of the antarala entrance Side Columns. The inscriptions reads as… Madurai konda koparakesari… belongs to Parantaka Chozha.

The temple authorities claim that this is also another Paadal Petra Sthalam since Thirugnanasambandar's hymns mention both Nalur and Nalur mayanam.  

மதிரை கொண்ட கோப்பரகேசரி- பரந்ந்தக சோழன்

நாலூர்

LEGENDS

Shiva of this temple was worshipped by Devars and saints especially, Abathsthamba Munivar.

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from regular poojas special poojas are conducted on pradosham and Maha shivaratri.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

The temple will be kept open between 07.00 hrs to 10.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 19.00 hrs

HOW TO REACH

The temple is about 30 meters from Kumbakonam to Thiruvarur road at Nalur.

All the buses from Kumbakonam to Kudavasal, Thiruvarur will stop at Nalur.

The temple is about 2 KM from Nalur Mayanam ( the Paadal Petra sthalam ), 3 KM from Kudavasal, 9.00 KM from Valangaiman, 15 KM from Kumbakonam,  25 KM from Thiruvarur, 50 KM from Thanjavur ( District head Quarters ) and 300 KM from Chennai.

Nearest Railway station is Kumbakonam.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

The Temple Tank

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