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Tiruvaappaadi Palunkandanathar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Tiruvaippadi in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of the place is Tiru Aippadi. The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Palunkanda Nathar. His consort is known as Periyanayaki.
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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
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