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Sri Deva Pureeswarar temple

Moolavar	:	Deva Pureeswarar – Deva Gurunathar, Aadhi Deekshiram Udayar
Urchavar	:	-
Amman / Thayar	:	Madhura Bashini - Thane Mozhiyal
Thala Virutcham	:	Kal Vazhai – plantain family
Theertham	:	Deva theertham
Agamam / Pooja	:	-
Old year	:	1000-2000 years old
Historical Name	:	Devanur
City	:	Thevur
District	:	Nagapattinam
State	:	Tamil Nadu


	Singers:

	Saints Sambandar and Appar had sung the glory of Lord Shiva of this temple in their Thevaram hymns. This is the 85th Shiva temple on the southern bank of Cauvery praised in Thevaram hymns

	Festival:

	Vaikasi Peru Vizha in May-June; Maha Shivrathri in February-March and Margazhi Tiruvadhirai are the festivals of the temple.

	Temple's Speciality:

	Lord of the temple is a swayambumurthi. The sacred tree, the rare Kal Vazhai (a plantain variety) grows from rocks, not on soil.

	Opening Time:

	The temple is open from 6.00 a.m. to 12.00 a.m. and from 4.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.

	Address:

	Sri Deva Pureeswarar Temple, Thevur – 611 109, Nagai district.

	Phone:

	+91- 94862 78810, 88387 17520

	General Information:

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	Prayers

	As the place is revered as Guru sthala-Jupiter, prayer in this temple dispenses with any adverse aspect of the planet. People pray to Lord Devapureeswarar for prosperity, recovery of losses and excellence in academic pursuits.

	Thanks giving:

	Those seeking wedding and child boon perform pujas to this tree on Mondays.

	Greatness Of Temple:

	Deva Guru-Jupiter worshipped Lord Shiva in the temple, hence the symbol of ignorance-Muyalagan is not under the feet of Lord Dakshinamurthy in the temple. (Lord Dakshinamurthy is the authority deity for planet Jupiter.) Traditionally temples have either Mother Shiva Durga or a Vishnu Durga. It is a rare difference in this place that Mother Durga is holding a conch representing Vishnu feature and a deer representing Shiva feature, thus as Shiva-Vishnu Durga. Devas of the celestial world including Indira worshipped here to cleanse themselves of the sin of killing Vruddhasura, hence Lord is praised as Deva Pureeswarar and the place Devur. All deities here have the prefix Deva. It is said that the Kal Vazhai came down from the Devaloka and remained near the Lord as the sacred tree of the temple. This grows on stones King Virada, who helped Pandavas stayed with his son Utharan and worshipped Lord here. Sage Gauthama worshipped Lord with his own Linga here for gold etc. to help people from starvation during a 12 year famine period. Magatha king Kulavardanan completed his yajna with the blessings of Lord Devapureeswarar, according to sthala puranas.

	Temple History:

	Ravana fought with Kubera and robbed him of his pots of wealth. Kubera set out on a pilgrimage to get back his wealth. He worshipped Lord Devapureeswarar in this temple with Red Lotus flowers on a Friday at Shukra Hora time – 6.00 a.m. to 7.00 a.m. and 12.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. are Shukra Hora time on Fridays. Pleased with his worship, Lord helped Kubera to get back his wealth robbed by Ravana, according Sthala Purana.

	Special Features:

	Miracle Based: Lord is a Swayambumurthi in the temple. The sacred tree Kal Vazhai is of rare variety of plantain growing from stones.

Location :
Thevur is on the Nagapattinam-Tiruthuraipoondi route passing through Keel Velur and Kachanam.

Near By Railway Station :
Keel Velur.

Near By Airport :
Trichy

Accomodation :
Tiruvarur:

Selvi’s: +91-4366-222 080
Royal Park: +91-4366-251 020 and 023
Thailamai Inn: +91&4366&221 113&4&5