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