Sthala purana

Not to be confused with Purana.
The sthala purana (tala valararu) of Varadharaja Perumal Temple, Thiruvenkatanathapuram, Tirunelveli, written in Tamil outside the shrine.

A sthala purana or sthala puranam (Sanskrit: स्थलपुराणम्, romanized: sthalapurāṇam, lit. 'regional history') refers to a religious account that recounts the historical significance of a Hindu temple, or the sacredness of the region in which it is situated. It is sometimes referred to as a eulogistic work that glorifies a sacred site.[1] The name of a given place and the temple present in a sthala purana traditionally has a religious or a historical association, with some major event surrounding it.[2]

  1. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (2018-03-30). "Sthalapurana, Sthalapurāṇa, Sthala-purana: 6 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  2. ^ Saxena, Saurabh (12 August 2019). "Mamallapuram – Sthalapuranas". puratattva.in. Retrieved 7 November 2021.