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 Temple info -3113 கோயில் தகவல்-3113 Airavatheswarar Temple, Sathanur, Thanjavur Airavatheswarar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Sathanur Village near Aduthurai Town in Thiruvidaimarudur Taluk in Thanjavur District of Tamil Nadu.  Presiding Deity is called as Airavatheswarar and Mother is called as Soundaranayaki. Sathanur is also considered as Avathara Sthalam for Siddhar Thirumoolar, one of the famous 18 Tamil Siddhars and author of Thirumandiram. The Temple is situated on the southern bank of Veera Cholan River. Legends Thirumoolar: Tirumular originally known as Sundaranathar was a   Tamil Shaivite mystic and writer, considered one of the sixty-three Nayanmars and one of the 18 Siddhars. His main work, Thirumandiram consists of over 3000 verses, forms a part of the key text of the Tamil Shaiva Siddhanta, the Thirumurai. Verse 74 of the Thirumandiram makes the claim that Tirumular li...

 Temple info -2938 கோயில் தகவல்-2938 Airavateswarar/Naayadiyar  Temple,   Thiruvidaimarudur , Thanjavur Naayadiyar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Thiruvidaimarudur Town in Thiruvidaimarudur Taluk in Thanjavur District in Tamil Nadu. Thiruvidaimarudur is considered as equivalent to Kasi. This Temple is considered as one of temples of  Pancha Linga Sthalams of Thiruvidaimarudur . Kshetra Puranam Pattinathar and Bhadragiriyar:  Shaiva Saint Pattinathar is closely associated with this temple. His disciple Bhadragiriyar who was a king of Kashi renounced his kingship,became a saint and followed Pattinathar. He came to this place and stayed with his Guru Pattinathar. He always had a begging bowl and a dog with him which has been following him. Once Shri Shiva came in the form of a beggar and asked for alms to saint Pattinathar. Pattinathar directed Him to Bhadragiriyar whom he addressed as a Sansari. Bhadragiriyar felt sad as...

 Temple info -2583 கோயில் தகவல் -2583 Airavateshwarar Temple, Melamaruthuvakudi , Thanjavur Airavateshwarar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Melamaruthuvakudi Village near Aduthurai Town in Thiruvidaimarudur Taluk in Thanjavur District of Tamil Nadu. Presiding Deity is called as Airavateshwarar and Mother is called as Abhirami Amman. The Temple is situated on the southern bank of Veera Cholan River.   The Temple is considered as  Thevara Vaippu Sthalam  as Devaram hymns had a mention about this Temple.   The temple is considered as Viruchika Rasi Parihara Sthalam. Legends Airavateshwarar: Lord Indra, King of Heaven and his white elephant Airavata were cursed by Sage Durvasa for throwing a garland given to them by Lord Brahma through Sage Durvasa. Indra lost his Kingdom and Airavata turned black. Indra and Airavata worshipped Lord Shiva here and got relieved from the curse. Hence, Lord came to be calle...