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title="Deity">Deity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Padaleeswarar (<a href="/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva">Shiva</a>) and Periya Nayagi (<a href="/wiki/Parvati" title="Parvati">Parvati</a>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #FFC569">Location</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cuddalore" title="Cuddalore">cuddalore</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">State</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #FFC569">Architecture</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dravidian_Architecture" class="mw-redirect" title="Dravidian Architecture">South Indian Architecture</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Creator</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pallavas" class="mw-redirect" title="Pallavas">Pallavas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cholas" class="mw-redirect" title="Cholas">Cholas</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Completed</th><td class="infobox-data note">2000 years ago (Approx)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Pataleeswarar Temple</b> (பாடலீஸ்வரர் கோயில்)<sup id="cite_ref-ta.wikipedia.org_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ta.wikipedia.org-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a <a href="/wiki/Hindu" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindu">Hindu</a> shrine dedicated to <a href="/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva">Shiva</a> in the town of <a href="/wiki/Thirupathiripuliyur" title="Thirupathiripuliyur">Thirupathiripuliyur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cuddalore" title="Cuddalore">Cuddalore</a>. It was constructed during the <a href="/wiki/Pallava" class="mw-redirect" title="Pallava">Pallava</a> and <a href="/wiki/Medieval_Chola" class="mw-redirect" title="Medieval Chola">Medieval Chola</a> periods. </p><p>The Saivite saint <a href="/wiki/Appar" title="Appar">Appar</a> is believed to have adopted <a href="/wiki/Saivism" class="mw-redirect" title="Saivism">Saivism</a> at this temple. It is one of the shrines of the 275 <a href="/wiki/Paadal_Petra_Sthalams" class="mw-redirect" title="Paadal Petra Sthalams">Paadal Petra Sthalams</a>. There is a belief/myth that by worshiping this God a single time is equal to 16 times worshiping the Shiva in Kasi, eight times in Thiruvannamalai, and three times in Chidambaram. </p><p>Thirupathiripuliyur in Cuddalore is one of the ancient temples in Tamil Nadu. It is named after the Pathiri Tree and the Puliyur, a tiger-legged saint who obtained absolution in the area. The temple has a large temple car called Theeruvadaichan, a silver chariot and a golden chariot. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nava_Puliyur_Temples">Nava Puliyur Temples</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pataleeswarar_Temple,_Cuddalore&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Nava Puliyur Temples"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This is one of the <a href="/wiki/Nava_Puliyur_Temples" title="Nava Puliyur Temples">Nava Puliyur Temples</a> worshipped by <a href="/wiki/Patanjali" title="Patanjali">Patanjali</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vyaghrapada" title="Vyaghrapada">Vyaghrapada</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Architecture">Architecture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pataleeswarar_Temple,_Cuddalore&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Architecture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The temple is constructed in <a href="/wiki/Dravidian_architecture" title="Dravidian architecture">Dravidian style of architecture</a>. It is classified as Gnazhar Koil (ஞாழற் கோயில்), where the image of the presiding deity is set up under Gnazhar trees (ஞாழல் மரம் - <i>Senna sophera</i>) . Trees like Kondrai (கொன்றை), Kongu and Theekku (teak) all fall in the category. The temples constructed in wood made from Gnazhal trees are also classified as Gnzhar Koil . Literary evidence is found in the works of Tirugnanasambandar, who refers the temple as Gnazhar Koil.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Location">Location</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pataleeswarar_Temple,_Cuddalore&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Location"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The temple is located in <a href="/wiki/Thirupathiripuliyur" title="Thirupathiripuliyur">Thirupathiripuliyur</a> at the center of Cuddalore town. The temple is 0.5 KM from Thirupathiripuliyur Railway Station (code: TDPR) and is roughly the same distance from Cuddalore Main Bus Stand. It is 20 KM south of Pondicherry and is on the way to Chidambaram. Padaleeswarar Temple is one of the ancient temples in Tamil Nadu. The temple plays a unique role in the history of Hindu religion, art, and architecture.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vagueness" title="Wikipedia:Vagueness"><span title="This information is too vague. (July 2020)">vague</span></a></i>]</sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Religious_significance">Religious significance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pataleeswarar_Temple,_Cuddalore&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Religious significance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Shaiva saint <a href="/wiki/Thirunavukkarasar" class="mw-redirect" title="Thirunavukkarasar">Appar's</a> sister Thilakavathiyar was living in Thiruvathigai during her later years and devoted her lifetime service to Shiva. Afflicted by a painful illness, Appar, who was originally called Dharmasenar and was then a staunch follower of <a href="/wiki/Jainism" title="Jainism">Jainism</a>, prayed for relief at this temple where his sister served. By the divine grace of Shiva, he was cured. He embraced Shaivism from then and started canonizing various temples with his verses.<sup id="cite_ref-Meena_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Meena-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ruling Pallava king namely Kadava punished Appar in various ways and finally dropped him in a lime kiln. He was subsequently cast on the waters of sea, where he started floating and was pushed ashore in Thirupathipuliyur. It is believed that some of his best songs were sung at this time in praise of the presiding deities at Padaleeswarar temple and <a href="/wiki/Thiruvathigai_Veerattaneswarar_Temple" class="mw-redirect" title="Thiruvathigai Veerattaneswarar Temple">Veerateneeswarar temple</a>. 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paadal_Petra_Sthalam" title="Paadal Petra Sthalam">275 Paadal Petra Sthalams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brihadisvara_Temple" title="Brihadisvara Temple">Brihadeeswaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amarnath_Temple" title="Amarnath Temple">Amarnath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lingaraja_Temple" title="Lingaraja Temple">Lingaraj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahabaleshwar_Temple,_Gokarna" title="Mahabaleshwar Temple, Gokarna">Gokarna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kudalasangama" title="Kudalasangama">Kudalasangama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaikom_Sree_Mahadeva_Temple" title="Vaikom Sree Mahadeva Temple">Vaikom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vadakkunnathan_Temple" title="Vadakkunnathan Temple">Thrissur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thyagaraja_Temple,_Tiruvarur" title="Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvarur">Thiruvarur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kandariya_Mahadeva_Temple" title="Kandariya Mahadeva Temple">Khajuraho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Shiva_temples_in_India" title="List 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Temple">Koneshwaram (Sri Lanka)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kokkadicholai_Thaanthonreeswarar_Temple" title="Kokkadicholai Thaanthonreeswarar Temple">Kokkadicholai Thaanthonreeswaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Kailash" title="Mount Kailash">Mt. Kailash (Tibet)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pashupatinath_Temple" title="Pashupatinath Temple">Pashupatinath (Nepal)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prambanan" title="Prambanan">Shivagraham (Indonesia)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Sivan_Temple" title="Sri Sivan Temple">Sivan temple (Singapore)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phanom_Rung_Historical_Park" title="Phanom Rung Historical Park">Sthūlādri (Thailand)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temple_in_the_Sea" title="Temple in the Sea">Temple in the Sea (Trinidad and Tobago)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banteay_Srei" title="Banteay Srei">Tribhuvanamāhesvaram (Cambodia)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devasathan" title="Devasathan">Thewasathan Bot Phram</a> (<a href="/wiki/Giant_Swing" title="Giant Swing">sao ching cha</a>)(<a href="/wiki/Bangkok" title="Bangkok">Bangkok</a>)</li> <li>Hx thewalay kestr phiman (<a href="/wiki/Sukhothai_province" title="Sukhothai province">Sukhothai province</a>)</li> <li>Hx Phar Ishvaran (<a 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