Soundaryeswarar,Tiripurasundari
Tirunaarayur Soundaryeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Thirunaraiyur in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu, India. The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Soundaryeswarar. His consort is known as Tiripurasundari.
It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Tirugnanasambandar.
Tirgnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:
வேறுயர் வாழ்வுதன்மை வினைதுக்க மிக்க பகைதீர்க்கு மேய வுடலில்
தேறிய சிந்தைவாய்மை தெளிவிக்க நின்ற கரவைக் கரந்து திகழும்
வேறுயர் பூவின்மேய பெருமானும் மற்றைத் திருமாலு நேட எரியாய்ச்
சீறிய செம்மையாகுஞ் சிவன்மேய செல்வத் திருநாரை யூர்கை தொழவே.
The most significant aspect of this temple is the Vinayakar – also called “Polla Pillaiyar”. Polla Pillaiyar means that this idol is not chiselled but has appeared on its own as “Swayambu”. He is very popular and regarded as the most powerful deity here.