Hindu Shiva temples in south India
Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram , the foremost Shiva temple in Tamil NaduShiva temples are Hindu temples with shrines of Shiva , one of Hinduism 's principal deities.[a] Tamil Nadu .[3]
The Pancha Bhuta Sthalam are temples which embody the manifestation of the five elements: land, water, air, sky, and fire.
Pancha Sabhai are the five temples where Shiva is believed to have performed the Cosmic Dance .
The Paadal Petra Sthalam temples are revered in the Tamil Tevaram Nalvar poets Thirunavukarasar , Sambandar and Sundarar .
Coimbatore Kancheepuram
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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 Tindivanam
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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 Ulundurpettai
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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
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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
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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
Kumbakonam
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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
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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
Mannargudi
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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
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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 Namakkal Thanjavur Madurai Dindigul The Lord Malligarjuna Swamy Temple is in Kondarangi Keeranur , Dindigul district .
Tirunelveli Tiruvannamalai Rameswaram Nava Kailasam temples These nine Shiva temples are on the Thamirabarani River near Tirunelveli :
References V. T. Ramasubramaniam. Thamizhaga Sivalayangal 308 . Notes External links
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