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    information, Temples in India (30 December 2016). "264 Shivalayas in Tamil Nadu, List of Lord Shiva Temples in Tamilnadu". Temples in India Info: Unveiling...
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  • 4 5 6 7 8 9 Nine Grahas Temples (Navagraham temples) in Tamil Nadu is a set of nine Hindu temples, each dedicated to one of the nine planetary deities...
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    It is one of the five major Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu representing the Mahābhūta or five elements; this temple represents the element of water, or neer...
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    Ekambareswarar Temple (Ekambaranathar Temple) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva, located in the town of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu, India. It is...
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    This is a list of temples in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, which is famed for Tamil architecture styled Hindu temples, culture, and tradition and commonly...
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    South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is significant to the Hindu sect of Saivism as one of the seven major Shiva temples. Shiva is worshiped as Mahalingeswaraswamy...
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  • Thumbnail for Kapaleeshwarar Temple
    Kapaleeshwarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva located in Mylapore, Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The temple was built around...
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    Iconography of Shiva temples in Tamil Nadu is governed by the Shaiva Agamas (IAST:Āgama) that revere the ultimate reality as the Hindu deity, Shiva. Āgama...
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    a village in Mayiladuthurai district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Shiva is worshiped as Swetharanyeswarar, and is represented by the lingam...
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    Nataraja (redirect from Dancing Shiva)
    highest forms of Shiva in Tamil Nadu, and the sculpture or the bronze idol of Nataraja is worshipped in almost all Shiva temples across Tamil Nadu. It typically...
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    daily basis. Like other Shiva temples of Tamil Nadu, the priests belong to the Shaiva community, a Brahmin sub-caste. The temple rituals are performed six...
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  • Thumbnail for Agastheeswarar Temple
    Agastheeswarar Temple (அகஸ்தீஸ்வரர் கோயில்) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located in the town of Agasthiyampalli, Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu, India...
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    namely, The five temples located in Tamil Nadu where Shiva is believed to perform the tandava dance are: Kashiswar Jiu temple is in Andul of Howrah district...
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  • Thumbnail for Venni Karumbeswarar Temple
    Venni Karumbeswarar temple". Dinamalar. "Venni Karumbeswarar Temple, Tiruvenniyur (now known as Koil Venni)". Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal...
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  • Thumbnail for Sattainathar Temple, Sirkazhi
    Sattainathar temple, Sirkazhi (also called Brahmapureeswarar temple and Thoniappar temple) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in Sirkali, Tamil Nadu, India...
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    Uthirakosamangai (category Shiva temples in Tamil Nadu)
    temple, is a Shiva temple situated near Ramanathapuram in the Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu. Uthirakosamangai temple is located on an area of...
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  • Thumbnail for Ramanathaswamy Temple
    Ramanathaswamy Temple (Rāmanātasvāmi Kōyil) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva located on Rameswaram island in the state of Tamil Nadu, India...
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  • Thumbnail for Brihadisvara Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram
    Brihadisvara Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva in Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Jayankondam, in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Completed in...
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  • Hindu temples in Kanchipuram are some of the most prominent Vishnu Temples and Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu like the Varadharaja Perumal Temple for Vishnu...
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  • Thumbnail for Kalyanasundaresar Temple, Nallur
    Kalyanasundaresar Temple, Nallur (Tamil: கல்யாணசுந்தரேஸ்வரர் கோயில், நல்லூர்) or Thirunallur is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva in Nallur, Tamil Nadu, India...
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  • Tamil Nadu due to the Bhakti movement spreading them across India. There are many mathas (monastic institutions) and temples based out of Tamil Nadu....
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  • Thumbnail for Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvarur
    Thyagaraja Temple is a Shiva temple, located in the town of Thiruvarur in Tamil Nadu state, India. Shiva is worshiped in the form of a lingam as Thyagarajaswami...
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    architecture of Tamil Nadu. It is governed by the Aazhimala Shiva Temple Devaswom Trust. The temple is located in Pulinkudi in the panchayat of Kottukal in...
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  • Thumbnail for Apatsahayesvarar Temple, Alangudi
    in the village of Alangudi in the Valangaiman taluk of Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is worshipped as Apathsahyesvarar, and is represented...
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  • Thumbnail for Amritaghateswarar-Abirami Temple
    Thirukkadaiyur (Thirukkadavur), 21 km East of Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu in India. This temple is associated with the legend of Shiva saving his young devotee, Markendeya...
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    In contemporary Tamil Shiva temples, Odhuvars, Sthanikars, or Kattalaiyars offer musical programmes in Shiva temples of Tamil Nadu by singing Tevaram after...
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    Vettuvan Koil (category Shiva temples in Tamil Nadu)
    of Tamil Nadu, is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. Constructed in the Pandyan Architecture and rock cut architecture, the unfinished temple...
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    the town of Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu, India. It is significant to the Hindu sect of Shaivism as one of the temples associated with the five elements...
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    neighborhood in the town of Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is believed to portray five different colours, giving the name of the presiding deity...
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    Shiva temples of Tamil Nadu. The word Tēvāram can be interpreted in two ways. First, as "Tēva" and "Āram" which means "the garland of the lord [Shiva]"...
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