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Tirupayathangudi Tirupayatrunathar Temple ( Tamil: திருப்பயத்தங்குடி திருப்பயற்றுநாதர் கோயில் ) is a Hindu temple located at Tirupayathangudi in Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of the place is Tirupayattrur.The temple is dedicated to Shiva, as the moolavar presiding deity, in his manifestation as Tirupayatrunathar. His consort, Parvati, is known as Kavianganni.

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Significance

It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Tirunavukkarasar.

Literary mention

Tirunavukkarasar describes the feature of the deity as:

References

Tirupayathangudi Tirupayatrunathar Temple Wikipedia