Sirkazhi Brahmapureeswarar Temple

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Sirkazhi Brahmapureeswarar Temple is an ancient and prominent Shiva temple in Tamil Nadu, India, revered in Saivite tradition and celebrated in the devotional hymns of the Nayanmar saints.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu temple
Saivite pilgrimage site
Shiva temple
alsoKnownAs Brahmapureeswarar Temple
Sirkali Brahmapureeswarar Temple
architectureStyle Dravidian architecture
associatedWith Appar
Nayanmar saints
linked to: Nayanars

Saivite devotional hymns
Sundarar
Thirugnana Sambandar
linked to: Tirugnana Sambandar
consortDeity Periyanayaki
country India
culturalSignificance major Saivite pilgrimage centre in Tamil Nadu
dedicatedTo Shiva
deityType lingam
district Mayiladuthurai district
era ancient
features Dravidian architecture
festival Brahmotsavam
Maha Shivaratri
Navaratri
Panguni Uthiram
linked to: Panguni Uttiram
hasDailyRituals yes
hasGopuram yes
hasShrine Brahmapureeswarar shrine
Periyanayaki shrine
Sattainathar shrine
linked to: Sattainathar Temple
hasTank temple tank
locatedIn India
Mayiladuthurai district
Sirkazhi
Tamil Nadu
mentionedIn Tevaram
numberOfPrakaras three
openForWorship yes
pilgrimageImportance high
primaryDeity Brahmapureeswarar
linked to: Bhramapureeswarar
primaryDeityForm Shiva as Brahmapureeswarar
region Chola Nadu
religion Hinduism
reveredAs Paadal Petra Sthalam
sacredRiverNearby Cauvery River
linked to: Kaveri
state Tamil Nadu
tradition Saivism
worshipLanguage Tamil
worshipStyle Agamic

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Sambandar associatedWithTemple Sirkazhi Brahmapureeswarar Temple
Sirkazhi Brahmapureeswarar Temple alsoKnownAs Sirkali Brahmapureeswarar Temple
linked to: Sirkazhi Brahmapureeswarar Temple