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Site Name:  Vyagrapureeswarar Temple Site Type:  Hindu temple Location:    Perumpuliyur, adjacent to Tiruvaiyaru, near Tanjore town, Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   One of 274 Paadal Petra Sthalams (the most important temples of Lord Shiva) Nearest Railway Station:   Tanjore Nearest Airport:   Trichy How to reach:   Well connected by road from Tanjore, Tiruvaiyaru and Kumbakonam Hotel:  Go to Tanjore or Kumbakonam for good hotels  Restaurants:  Go to Tanjore or Kumbakonam for good restaurants Perumpuliyur  is a small quiet village located at a distance of 3 kms from Tiruvaiyaru near Tanjore town in South India. The village   has an important Shiva temple called as  Vyagrapureeswarar  Temple. It is considered as the  53rd among the Devara Paadal Petra Sthalams   (274 most important temples of Lord Shiva) located in Chola region north of Cauvery river.  Highlights: Sambandhar has  revered the temple in his verses in Devaram. Arunagirinathar has sung

Site Name:  Neyyadiappar Temple Site Type:  Hindu temple Location:    Tillaisthanam aka Tiruneittanam, 1km from Tiruvaiyaru, near Tanjore town, Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   One of 274 Paadal Petra Sthalams (the most important temples of Lord Shiva) Nearest Railway Station:   Tanjore Nearest Airport:   Trichy How to reach:   Well connected by road from Tanjore, Tiruvaiyaru and Kumbakonam Hotel:  Go to Tanjore or Kumbakonam for good hotels  Restaurants:  Go to Tanjore or Kumbakonam for good restaurants Tillaisthanam  is a small village located adjacent to Tiruvaiyaru near Tanjore town in South India. The village   has an important Shiva temple called as  Neyyadiappar  Temple. It is considered as the  52nd among the Devara Paadal Petra Sthalams   (274 most important temples of Lord Shiva) located in Chola region north of Cauvery river.  Highlights: Sambandhar  and  Appar  have revered the temple in their verses in Devaram. Pugalendi Pulavar and