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Rathnagiriswarar Temple
Shiva temple in Tamil Nadu, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rathnagiriswarar Temple (Tamil: இரத்தினகிரிஸ்வரர் கோயில்) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located in Thirumarugal, 10 km East of Nannilam, Near Nagapatnam, in Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu in India.
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It is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams, where two of the most revered Nayanars (Saivite Saints), Appar and Tirugnana Sambandar[1] have sung the glories of this temple.
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Name origin
Thirumarugal derived its name from a plantain named Marugal, a type of banana tree found inside the northern-side of the Rathnagiriswarar temple since time immemorial.
Temple
Legend
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Gallery
Gopuram view
Inside view
Front Mandapa
Tirumana mandapa
Vimana of presiding deity
Vimana of Goddess
Mandapa in the middle of tank
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Notes
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