Shiva temples of Tamil Nadu

Large, ornate temple with a pool of water in front
Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram, the foremost Shiva temple in Tamil Nadu
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Shiva temples are Hindu temples with shrines of Shiva, one of Hinduism's principal deities.[a] It is estimated that there are over 260 Shiva temples in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[3]

Pancha Bhuta Sthalam

The Pancha Bhuta Sthalam are temples which embody the manifestation of the five elements: land, water, air, sky, and fire.

Pancha Bootha Sthalangal
Image Temple Element Location
Sri Ekambaranathar Temple Land Kanchipuram
Arunachaleshwarar Temple Fire Tiruvannamalai
Jambukeswarar Temple Water Tiruchchirappalli
Thillai Nataraja Temple Sky Chidambaram
Srikalahasti Temple Air Kalahasthi, Andhra Pradesh[4]

Pancha Sabhai

Pancha Sabhai are the five temples where Shiva is believed to have performed the Cosmic Dance.

Image Temple Aspect Location
Sri Vadaranyeswarar Temple Diamond Thiruvalangadu
Chidambaram Temple Gold Chidambaram
Sundareswarar Temple Silver Madurai
Azhagiya koothar Temple Copper Chepparai, Tirunelveli
Kutralanathar Temple Art Kutralam

Paadal Petra Sthalam

The Paadal Petra Sthalam temples are revered in the Tamil Tevaram, which includes the works of the seventh- to ninth-century Nalvar poets Thirunavukarasar, Sambandar and Sundarar.

Chennai and Tiruvallur

Image Name Location
Thiyagaraja Swamy Temple Thiruvotriyur
Kapaleeswarar Temple Thirumayilai
Marundeeswarar Temple Thiruvanmiyur
Tiruvaleeswarar Temple Thiruvalithaayam
Masilamaniswarar Temple Thirumullaivayil
Vedapureeswarar Temple Thiruverkadu
Vaseeswarar Temple Thirupasoor
Idaisuranathar Temple Thiruidaichuram
Marundeeswarar Temple Thirukachoor
Sri Vadaranyeswarar Temple Thiruvaalangadu
Undreeshwarar Temple Thiruvenbakkam
Arambeswarar Temple Ilambayam Kottur
Tripuranthaka Swamy Temple Thiruvirkolam
Vedagiriswarar Temple Thirukazhukundram
Aksheeswaraswamy Temple Acharapakkam
Tirukkandalam Sivanandeswarar Temple Tirukandalam (Thirukkallil), Tiruvallur

Coimbatore

Image Name Location
Perur Pateeswarar Temple Perur
Arulmigu Manneaswarar Temple Annur
Theneeswarar Temple Vellalore

Kancheepuram

Image Name Location
Ekambareswarar Temple Kancheepuram
Maakaraleeswarar Temple Thirumaagaral
Valeeswarar Temple Kuranganilmuttam
Thalapurishwarar Temple/Kirubanathiswarar Temple Thiruppanangadu
Vedapureeswarar Temple Thiruvothur
Manikandeswarar Temple Thirumarperu
Thiruveeral Temple Thiruveeral
Vilwanatheswarar Temple Tiruvallam

Panrutti

Image Name Location
Veerattaaneswarar Temple Thiruvadigai
Shishta Gurunathar Temple Thiruthuraiyur

Tindivanam

Image Temple Location
Chandramouleeswarar Temple Thiruvakkarai
Arasileeswarar Temple Ozhindhiapattu (Thiru Arasili)
Magakaleswarar Temple Irumbai (Irumbaimagaalam)
Nandieswarar Temple Thiruvaamathur
Puravaar Panangattoor Temple Panangattoor (Panayapuram)
Srinidheeswarar Temple Annamputhur

Thirukkoviloor

Image Temple Location
Veerateswarar Temple Thirukovilur
Athulya Nadheswara Temple Arakandanallur (Araiyani Nalloor)
Marudheeswarar Temple Idaiyaru
Sri Krupapureeswarar Temple Thiruvennainallur

Ulundurpettai

Image Name Location
Sri Bhakthajaneswarar Temple Thirunavalur, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of Ulundurpet
Sornakatesvarar Temple Thiruvennainallur, 15 km northwest of Ulundurpet
Sivaloganathar Temple Thirumundeecharam, 24 kilometres (15 mi) northeast of Ulundurpet

Chidambaram

Image Temple Location
Nataraja Center of Chidambaram
Thiruvetkalam 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of Chidambaram, on the Annamalai University campus
Thirunelvayal(Sivapuri) 3 km southeast of Chidambaram, near the Thiruvetkalam temple
Thirukkazhippalai 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast of Chidambaram

Kattumannarkoil

Temple Location
Koodalaiyatroor 28 kilometres (17 mi) north of Kattumannarkoil
Omampuliyur 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Kattumannarkoil, on the north bank of the Kollidam River
Kaanattumullur 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Kattumannarkoil, on the banks of the Kollidam River
Thirunaaraiyur 6 km northeast of Kattumannarkoil, on the north bank of the Kollidam River
Thirukkadamboor 5 km southwest of Kattumannarkoil

Sirkazhi - Mayiladuthurai District

Image Temple Location
  Sattainadhar Temple Center of Sirkazhi
  Thirukolakka 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of Sirkazhi
  Then Thirumullaivayil 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of Sirkazhi
  Magendrapalli 19 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Sirkazhi on the south bank of the Kollidam River, 2 km from the Bay of Bengal
  Thirunalloor Perumaanam (Achaalpuram) 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of Sirkazhi, on the south bank of the Kollidam River
  Thirukarugaavoor (Thirukadaavoor) 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Sirkazhi
  Thillaiyadi (Saranaa Ratsagar Temple) 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) east of Sirkazhi
  Kalikaamoor (Annappanpettai) 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of the Then Thirumullaivayil temple
Thiruppunkoor 3 km west of Vaitheeswaran Koil, on the south bank of the Kollidam River
  Thiruvenkadu 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of Sirkazhi
  Thirukattupalli 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) from the Thiruvenkadu temple
  Thiruchaaikkaadu 3 km south of the Thiruvenkadu temple, on the Sirkazhi–Poompuhar road
  Pallavaneecharam 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of Thiruvenkadu
  Vaitheeswaran Koil 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of Sirkhazi
  Radhanallur 10 km east of Sirkazhi

Mayiladuthurai

Image Temple Location
Mayuranathaswami Temple Inside the town
Iluppaipattu Neelakandeswarar Temple (also known as Pazhamannipadikkarai) In the madhoogam – vaitheeswaran koil – thirupananthal road, located near a village called Manalmedu
  Sri Rathnapureeswarar Temple - Thiruvazhkoliputhur 10 km north of Mayiladuthurai, near Pazhamannipadikkarai temple above
Veerateeswarar Temple, Thirupariyalur 13 km east of Mayiladuthurai, near Sembanarkoil
Semponarkoil Swarnapureeswarar Temple, Thiruchemponpalli, Semponnarkoil 10 km east of Mayiladuthurai, located on south bank of cauvery
Aakkoor Thanthondreeswarar Temple, Akkur 15 km east of Mayiladuthurai
Ponsei Natrunaiyappar Temple, Ponsei, Thirunanipalli 6 km northeast of Semponnarkoil and 13 km from Mayiladuthurai
Veerateeswarar Temple, Korukkai 12 km northwest of Mayiladuthurai, on the north bank of cauvery
Mahalakshmeeswarar Temple, Tirunindriyur 8 km north east of Mayiladuthurai
Kurumanakkudi Kannayiram Udayar Temple, Kurumanakkudi On the vaitheeswaran koil – mayiladuthirai road, 3 km left of a place called Kurumanakkudi
Kadaimudinathar Temple, Keezhaiyur 2 km northeast of semponar temple
Kutram Poruttha Naathar Temple, ThiruKaruppariyalur, Thalainayar 14 km north of Mayiladuthurai, on the north bank of cauvery
Kundaleswarar Temple, Thirukurakka near Thirukarapariyalur temple, north bank of Pazha Aaru
Valampurinathar Temple, Thiruvalampuram 8 km northeast of semponar temple
Sankaranyeswarar Temple, Thalaichangadu 4 km north of Aakkoor, on the south bank of cauvery
Somanathaswami Temple, Needur, Thiruneedur 5 km north of Mayiladuthurai
Iyravatheswarar Temple, Mela Thirumanancheri 6 km north of Kuttalam on the north bank of cauvery
Uthavedeeswarar Temple (kuttalam) Kuttalam, 10 km southwest of Mayiladuthurai, on the south bank of cauvery
Udhvaganathar Temple, Thirumanancheri 7 km from kuttalam, on the north bank of cauvery - www.thirumanancheri.info
Kalyanasundareswarar Temple, Thiruvelvikkudi, Kuthalam 5 km northeast of kuttalam
Veerateeswarar Temple, Vazhuvur 7 km south-west of Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Amritaghateswarar-Abirami Temple, Thirukkadaiyur 21 km East of Mayiladuthurai
Masilamaniswara Temple, Thiruvaduthurai 16 km southwest of Mayiladuthurai on the cauvery south bank
Uma Maheswarar Temple, Konerirajapuram (Thirunallam) 6 km south of thiruvaavaduthurai above, on the cauvery south bank
Vaigalnathar Temple, Thiruvaigal, Mayiladuthurai 4 km northwest of Koneri Rajapuram, on the cauvery south bank
Uchiravaneswarar Temple, Tiruvila Nagar in Mayiladuthurai 7 km east of Mayiladuthurai, on the south bank of cauvery
Vedapureeswarar Temple, Thiruvazhundhoor(Therazhundoor) 4 km south of kuttalam, near moovalur temple, south bank of cauvery
Abathsahayeswarar Temple, Thiru Anniyoor (ponnoor) 7 km northwest of Mayiladuthurai, north bank of cauvery
Brahmapureeswarar Temple, Tirumayanam (ThiruKadavur Mayanam) 1 km east of Thirukkadaiyoor temple above

Kumbakonam

Image Temple Location
Adi Kumbeswarar Temple Kumbakonam
Nageswaraswamy Temple East of the Kumbakonam bus stand
Kasi Viswanathar Temple Near Porthamarai Kulam in Kumbakonam
  Thirunageswaram 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Kumbakonam, on the south bank of the Kaveri
Amirthakadeswarar Temple 5 km southeast of Kumbakonam in Sakkottai, on the south bank of the Kaveri
Sivagurunathaswamy Temple 2 km northeast of Sakkottai, on the south bank of the Arasalaar
Tirunarayur Siddhanatheswarar Temple 10 km southeast of Kumbakonam, adjacent to Nachiyar Koil, on the south bank of the Kaveri
Thirukarukkudi (marudhanthanalloor) 8 km southeast of Kumbakonam, on the south bank of the Kaveri
Sivanandeswarar Temple 3 km northeast of Nachiyar Koil/Tirunarayur Siddhanatheswarar Temple, on the south bank of the Kaveri
Padikasu Nathar Temple 3 km northwest of Nachiyar Koil/Tirunarayur Siddhanatheswarar Temple, on the south bank of the Kaveri
Tirucherai Gnanaparameswarar Temple 5 km south of Nachiyar Koil, 15 km southeast of Kumbakonam, on the south bank of the Kaveri
Koneswarar Temple 15 km from Kumbakonam, on the south bank of the Kaveri
  Tirukkollampudur Vilvaranyeswarar Temple 6 km southwest of Kudavasal, on the south bank of the Kaveri
Kottaiyur Kodeeswarar Temple 2 km northwest of Kumbakonam, on the north bank of the Kaveri
Innambur Ezhutharinathar Temple 6 km northwest of Kumbakonam, on the north bank of the Kaveri
Sakshinatheswarar Temple 9 km northwest of Kumbakonam, 3 km from Innambur Ezhutharinathar Temple, on the north bank of the Kaveri
Kabartheeswarar Temple 4 km west of Kumbakonam, on the south bank of the Kaveri
Thenupuriswarar Temple 6 km southwest of Kumbakonam, on the south bank of the Kaveri
Sakthivanesvara Temple Next to Thenupuriswarar Temple, on the south bank of the Kaveri
Pazhayarai Vadathali 2 km from Thenupuriswarar Temple, on the south bank of the Kaveri
Thenkurangaduthurai Temple In Aduthurai, 14 km from Kumbakonam

Papanasam

Image Temple Location
Palaivananathar Temple 1 km northeast of the Papanasam railway station, on the south bank of the Kaveri
Tiruvaikavur Temple 12 km north of Papanasam, on the south bank of the Kollidam River
Vijayamangai Vijayanatheswarar Temple 1 km east of the Tiruvaikavur Temple, on the north bank of the Kaveri
Dayanidheeswarar Temple 4 km north of Papanasam, on the north bank of the Kaveri
Garbharakshambigai Temple 6 km south of Papanasam, on the south bank of the Kaveri
[Kalyanasundaresar Temple 5 km east of Papanasam, on the south bank of the Kaveri
Pasupatheeswarar Temple 12 km southeast of Papanasam, on the south bank of the Kaveri
Chakravageswarar Temple 10 km west of Papanasam, on the south bank of the Kaveri
Alandurainathar Temple, Pullamangai 3 km from the Pasupathikoil railway station (Kumbakonam-Thanjavur line), on the south bank of the Kaveri
Andarkoil Swarnapureewarar Temple 18 km southeast of Papanasam, on the Kudavasal-Valangaimaan bus route and the south bank of the Kaveri
  Thiru Irumboolai, Aalangudi 6 km south of Valangaimaan, on the south bank of the Kaveri

Karaikal

Image Temple Location
Tirunallar Dharbaranyeswarar Temple 5 km west of Karaikal, on the Kumbakonam road and the south bank of the Kaveri
Dharumapuram Yazhmoorinathar Temple 2 km on the Thirunallaru–Karaikal road, on the south bank of the Kaveri
Tiruvettakkudi Sundareshwarar Temple Near Karaikal, on the south bank of the Kaveri
Tiruttelicheri Parvatheeswarar Temple In Kovilpathu, on the south bank of the Kaveri

Mannargudi

Image Temple Location
Vennikarumbeeswarar Temple, Thiruvenniyur, Kovilvenni 8 km northwest of Needamangalam on the Tanjore-Tiruvarur road, south bank of the Kaveri
Parijatha Vaneswarar Temple, Thirukalar 23 km southeast of Manargudi on the Thiruthuraipoondi road, south bank of the Kaveri
  Chathuranga vallapanathar Temple, Thirupoovanur 8 km north of Mannargudi on the Needamangalam road, south bank of the Kaveri
  Kozhuntheesar Temple, Kottur 15 km southeast of Mannargudi, south bank of the Kaveri
Thiruppaereyil, Ogaiperaiyur 16 km northeast of Mannargudi, south bank of the Kaveri
Nellivana Nathar, Thirunellikaval 23 km east of Mannargudi, south bank of the Kaveri
Manikkavannar Temple, Thirunaattiyathankudi 10 km northeast of Mannargudi, 12 km southeast of Koothanallur, south bank of the Kaveri
Agneeswarar Temple, Thirukollikadu 19 km from Mannargudi
Sri Ramanatha Swamy Temple, Thirurameshwaram 11 km from Mannargudi, on the Thiruthuraipoondi road
  Vendurainathar Temple, Thiruvanduthurai 10 km east of Mannargudi, south bank of the Kaveri
Thiruneelakanteswarar Temple 1 km east of Rajagopalaswamy Temple, Mannargudi, south bank of the Kaveri
Annamalai Nathar Temple, Mannargudi 2 km west of Rajagopalaswamy Temple, south bank of the Kaveri
Kailasa Nathar Temple 1.5 km east of Rajagopalaswamy Temple, south bank of the Kaveri
Meenakshi Sokkanathar Temple 4 km southeast of Rajagopalaswamy Temple, south bank of the Kaveri
  Jayamkonda Nathar Temple 2 km northeast of Rajagopalaswamy Temple, south bank of the Kaveri
Kasivishwa Nathar Temple 2 km northeast of Rajagopalaswamy Temple, south bank of the Kaveri
Kasivishwa Nathar Temple 1 km north of Rajagopalaswamy Temple, south bank of the Kaveri
Kamakshi Samedha Ekambareswarar Temple 1 km east of Rajagopalaswamy Temple, south bank of the Kaveri
Pamani Naganathar Temple 2 km north of Mannargudi, south bank of the Kaveri, north bank of the Pamaniyar River

Thiruthuraipoondi

Image Temple Location
Thandalai Neelneri 3 km north of Thiruthuraipoondi on the Tiruvarur road, south bank of the Kaveri
  Kaichinnam 11 km north of Thiruthuraipoondi, south bank of the Kaveri
  Thiruthengoor 16 km north of Thiruthuraipoondi, 2 km from Thirunellikkaa, south bank of the Kaveri
  Thirukkollikkadu 15 km north of Thiruthuraipoondi, south bank of the Kaveri
Thiruchitremam 14 km northeast of Thiruthuraipoondi, south bank of the Kaveri
  Idumbaavanam 12 km south of Thiruthuraipoondi, south bank of the Kaveri; 2 km west of Karpaganadharkulam (below)
Thirukkadikulam, Karpaganadharkulam, Karpaganarkoil 2 km east of Idumbavanam temple, south bank of the Kaveri
  Thiruvuchaathanam, Koviloor 2 km north of Muthupettai, southwest of Thiruthuraipoondi, south bank of the Kaveri

Nagapattinam

Temple Location
Thirunaagaikaaronam In Nagapattinam, south bank of the Kaveri
Sikkal 5 km west of Nagapattinam, south bank of the Kaveri
Vyagrapureeswarar Temple 7 km west of Nagapattinam, 3 km from Sikkal
Brahmapureeswarar Temple In Thirukkuvalai, 25 km southwest of Nagapattinam, 19 km from Tiruvarur
Tiruvaimoor 3 km south of Thirukkuvalai, south bank of the Kaveri
Vedaranyeswarar Temple In Vedaranyam, south of Nagapattinam and the Kaveri
Agathiyanpalli 2 km south of Vedaranyam on the Kodikkarai road
Kodi Kuzhagar Temple In Point Calimere, 9 km south of Thirumaraikkadu

Namakkal

Temple Location
Ardhanareeswarar Temple Tiruchengode
Sri Asala Deepeshwarar Temple Mohanur

Thanjavur

Image Temple Location
Vedapuriswarar Temple 7 km north of Thanjavur, 1 km from Thirukkandiyur; Kaveri south bank
Vasishteswarar Temple In Thittai, 10 km north of Thanjavur; Kaveri south bank
Paridiniyamam Parithiappar Temple 18 km southeast of Thanjavur, 4 km north of Orathanad; Kaveri south bank
Aradhaiperumpaazhi, Arithuvaramangalam Accessible by the Thanjavur bus; Kaveri south bank
Avalivanallur Satchinathar Temple 3 km west of Aradhaiperumpaazhi; Kaveri south bank
Akshayapureeswarar Temple In Vilankulam, 18 km from Peravurani
Brihadisvara Temple 1 km from old bus stand, 1 km from Thanjavur palace

Tiruchirappalli

Image Temple Location
Rockfort temple In the center of Tiruchirappalli, on the south bank of the Kaveri
Panchavarnaswamy Temple Urayur
Jambukeswarar Temple In Thiruvanaikaval, 3 km north of Tiruchirappalli
Erumbeeswarar Temple In Thiruverumbur, 11 km east of Tiruchirapalli on the Thanjavur road

Madurai

Image Temple Location
Meenakshi Temple Madurai city center
Thiru Aappanoor About 2 km from the city center, on the north bank of the Vaigai River
  Subramaniya Swamy Temple 9 km southwest of Madurai, one of the Six Abodes of Murugan
Edaganathar temple In Thiruvedagam, 17 km northwest of Madurai
Piranmalai Kodunkundreeswar Temple 24 km northwest of Thiruputhur
Poovananathar Temple Thirupuvanam 19 km east of Madurai, on the Vaigai River
Adhi Ratneswarar Temple Tiruvadanai
Thirumeninathar temple In Tiruchuli, 48 km south of Madurai
Kalaiyar Kovil 18 km east of Sivaganga
Tiruttalinathar Temple In Thiruputhur, 20 km west of Karaikkudi
  Thiruppunavayil 25 km south of Thiru Aappanoor
  Shree Kailasha Nathar Temple In Piramanoor, 23 km east of Madurai

Dindigul

The Lord Malligarjuna Swamy Temple is in Kondarangi Keeranur, Dindigul district.

Tirunelveli

Image Temple Location
Nellaiappar Temple Tirunelveli
Thirukutralam Kutralam
Sankaranayinarkoil Sankarankovil
Kasi Viswanathar Temple Tenkasi
Papanasanathar Temple In Papanasam, 49 km from Tirunelveli
Sivasailam Temple In Sivasailam, 60 km from Tirunelveli

Tiruvannamalai

Image Temple Location
Arunachalesvara Temple In Tiruvannamalai, 64 km west of Tindivanam
  Agastheesvarar Temple In Purisai, between Cheyyar and Vandavasi

Rameswaram

Image Temple Location
Ramanathaswamy Temple Rameswaram
Main article: Nava Kailasam

These nine Shiva temples are on the Thamirabarani River near Tirunelveli:

References

  • V. T. Ramasubramaniam. Thamizhaga Sivalayangal 308.

Notes

  1. ^ a b "mandir". The Chambers Dictionary (9th ed.). Chambers. 2003. ISBN 0-550-10105-5.
  2. ^ "mandir". Collins English Dictionary (13th ed.). HarperCollins. 2018. ISBN 978-0-008-28437-4.
  3. ^ information, Temples in India (30 December 2016). "264 Shivalayas in Tamil Nadu, List of Lord Shiva Temples in Tamilnadu". Temples in India Info: Unveiling the Divine Splendor. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Shaivam.org".
  5. ^ "Arulmigu Gothaparameshwarar Temple Kunnathur | Tirunelveli District, Government of Tamil Nadu | India".
  1. ^ /ˈməndɪr, -dir/ MUN-dər, -⁠deer; 'd' dental.[1][2] also mandira /ˈməndɪrə/ MUN-dər-ah[1]

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