The Valampurinathar Temple is a
Hindu temple
A Hindu temple, or ''mandir'' or ''koil'' in Indian languages, is a house, seat and body of divinity for Hindus. It is a structure designed to bring human beings and gods together through worship, sacrifice, and devotion.; Quote: "The Hin ...
dedicated to
Lord Siva
Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hind ...
located in Melaperumpallam,
Mayiladuthurai district
Mayiladuthurai district is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The district headquarters is located at Mayiladuthurai.
Geography
The district is bounded on the north by Cuddalore district, on the west by Thanjavur ...
,
Tamil Nadu
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,
India
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. It situated close to
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and
Thiruvenkadu
Thiruvenkadu (also spelled Thiruvengadu) is a village in the Sirkazhi taluk of Mayiladuthurai district, India. Pincode of Thiruvenkadu village is 609114. Thiruvenkadu is located from the headquarter of the taluk, Sirkazhi.It is also said to b ...
. The temple dates back to the
Medieval Cholas
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period.
Speciality
The temple is revered by the
Thevaram hymns of ''Saiva
nayanars
The Nayanars (or Nayanmars; ta, நாயன்மார், translit=Nāyaṉmār, translit-std=ISO, lit=hounds of Siva, and later 'teachers of Shiva ) were a group of 63 Tamil Hindu saints living during the 6th to 8th centuries CE who were d ...
'', 7th century
Tamil
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saint poets and classified as ''
Paadal Petra Sthalam
The Paadal Petra Sthalam, also known as Thevara Sthalam, are 276 temples that are revered in the verses of Saiva Nayanars in the 6th-9th century CE and are amongst the greatest Shiva temples of the continent. The Divya Desams by comparison ar ...
''.
[''Concise classified dictionary of Hinduism''.P.68. Kodayanallur Vanamamalai Soundara Rajan] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Valampuranathar. His consort is known as Vaduvakirkanni. The temple is counted as one of the temples built on the banks of
River Kaveri
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. This temple has samadhi of Herananda Maharishi and is called Ganapathy Sthalam
References
Shiva temples in Mayiladuthurai district
Padal Petra Stalam
Maadakkoil
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