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Semponarkoil Swarnapureeswarar Temple

Semponarkoil Swarnapureeswarar Temple(செம்பொனார்கோவில் சுவர்ணபுரீசுவரர் கோயில்)is a Hindu temple located at Semponnarkoil in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, India. This place is also called as Tiruchemponpalli. The historical name of the place is Lakshmipuri and Indirapuri.The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Swarnapureeswarar. His consort is known as Suguntha Kundalambikai.

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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.

Literary Mention

Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:

References

Semponarkoil Swarnapureeswarar Temple Wikipedia