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Mayuranathaswami Temple

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Mayuranathaswami Temple
Mayuranathaswami Temple
Mayuranathaswami Temple
Mayuranathaswami Temple
Mayuranathaswami Temple
Mayuranathaswami Temple
Mayuranathaswami Temple
Mayuranathaswami Temple
Mayuranathaswami Temple
Mayuranathaswami Temple
Mayuranathaswami Temple
Mayuranathaswami Temple
Mayuranathaswami Temple
Mayuranathaswami Temple
Mayuranathaswami Temple
Address:
Chidambaram_Thanjavur Highway, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, India

Mayuranathaswamy Temple, Mayiladuthurai or Mayuranathar Temple is a Hindu temple in the town of Mayiladuthurai in the Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu in India. The temple is dedicated to Lord Mayuranathaswamy, a form of Shiva, and has given its name to the town itself.The main icon is a lingam and the presiding deity is called Mayuranathar because the Hindu goddess Parvathi worshipped Shiva here in the form of a mayura. On the day of the new moon in the Tamil month of Aippasi , religious Hindus have a ceremonial bath in the temple tank as it is believed to purify them from sins. An annual dance festival called the Mayura Natyanjali festival is celebrated within the precincts of the temple each year. This temple is one of the six temples along the banks of the Kaveri which are considered equivalent to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple. These temples are : ° Aiyarappar Koil, Thiruvaiyaru ° Mahalingeswarar Koil, Thiruvidaimarudur ° Mayuranathaswamy Koil, Mayiladuthurai ° Chayavaneswarar Koil, Sayavanam ° Swetharanyeswarar Koil, Thiruvenkadu ° Srivanchinadhaswamy Koil, Srivanchiyam
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