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Paadal Petra Sthalam
A group of Shaivite temples in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Paadal Petra Sthalam (Tamil: பாடல் பெற்ற தலங்கள்), also known as Tevara Sthalam, are 276[1] temples that are revered in the verses of Shaiva Nayanars in the 6th-9th century CE. The Divya Desams by comparison are the 108 Vishnu temples glorified in the poems of the contemporary Vaishnava Alvars of Tamil Nadu, India.
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The twelve volumes of Tamil Śaiva hymns of the sixty-three Nayanars | ||
Parts | Name | Author |
1,2,3 | Thirukadaikkappu | Sambandar |
4,5,6 | Thevaram | Thirunavukkarasar |
7 | Thirupaatu | Sundarar |
8 | Thiruvasakam & Thirukkovaiyar | Manickavasagar |
9 | Thiruvisaippa & Tiruppallaandu | Various |
10 | Thirumandhiram | Thirumular |
11 | Various | |
12 | Periya Puranam | Sekkizhar |
Paadal Petra Sthalam | ||
Paadal Petra Sthalam | ||
Rajaraja I | ||
Nambiyandar Nambi |