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Site Name:   Agneeswarar temple Site Type:  Hindu temple Location:    Tirukkattuppalli, located near Tiruvaiyaru, near Tanjore city, 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 and Tiruvaiyaru; public transport is not dependable Hotel:  No good hotels nearby; better to stay in Tanjore Restaurants:  No good restaurants nearby; it is better to go to Tanjore Tirukkattuppalli  is a village near Tiruvaiyaru, which in turn is located near Tanjore town in South India. The village has an important temple dedicated to Lord Shiva called as Agneeswarar temple.  It is considered as the  9th among the Devara Paadal Petra Sthalams  (274 most important temples of Lord Shiva) located in the Chola region south of Cauvery river. Highlights: Appar and Sambandhar  have revered the temple in t

Site Name:   Karumbeswarar temple Site Type:  Hindu temple Location:    Tirukkaanur, located near Tiruvaiyaru, near Tanjore city, 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 and Tiruvaiyaru; public transport is not dependable Hotel:  No good hotels nearby; better to stay in Tanjore Restaurants:  No good restaurants nearby; it is better to go to Tanjore Tirukkaanur  is a village near Tanjore town in South India. Currently, the place is called as Manal Medu. It is located near Tirukkandiyur and Tirukkattuppalli, which in turn is located near Tiruvaiyaru. The village has an important temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.  It is considered as the  56th among the Devara Paadal Petra Sthalams  (274 most important temples of Lord Shiva) located in the Chola region north of Cauvery river. Hi

Site Name:   Aatmanatheswarar temple Site Type:  Hindu temple Location:    Tiruvalampozhil, located near Tiruvaiyaru, near Tanjore city, 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 and Tiruvaiyaru; public transport is not dependable Hotel:  No good hotels nearby; better to stay in Tanjore Restaurants:  No good restaurants nearby; it is better to go to Tanjore Tiruvalampozhil  is a village near Tanjore town in South India. It is located near Tirukkandiyur, which in turn is located near Tiruvaiyaru. The village has an important temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.  It is considered as the  10th among the Devara Paadal Petra Sthalams  (274 most important temples of Lord Shiva) located in the Chola region south of Cauvery river. Highlights: Appar has revered the temple in his verse

Site Name:   Vedapureeswarar temple Site Type:  Hindu temple Location:    Tiruvedikudi, located near Tiruvaiyaru, near Tanjore city, 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 and Tiruvaiyaru; public transport is not dependable Hotel:  No good hotels nearby; better to stay in Tanjore Restaurants:  No good restaurants nearby; it is better to go to Tanjore Tiruvedikudi  is a village near Tanjore town in South India. It is located at a distance of around 1 km from Tirukkandiyur, which in turn is located near Tiruvaiyaru. The village has an important temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.  It is considered as the  14th among the Devara Paadal Petra Sthalams  (274 most important temples of Lord Shiva) located in the Chola region south of Cauvery river. Highlights: Appar and Sambandhar 

Site Name:   Pushpavaneshwarar temple Site Type:  Hindu temple Location:    Tiruppoonthuruthi, located near Tiruvaiyaru, near Tanjore city, 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 and Tiruvaiyaru; public transport is not dependable Hotel:  No good hotels nearby; better to stay in Tanjore Restaurants:  No good restaurants nearby; it is better to go to Tanjore Tiruppoonthuruthi  is a village near Tanjore town in South India. It is located at a distance of around 3kms from Tirukkandiyur, which in turn is located near Tiruvaiyaru. The village has an important temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.  It is considered as the  11th among the Devara Paadal Petra Sthalams  (274 most important temples of Lord Shiva) located in the Chola region south of Cauvery river. Highlights: Appar

Site Name:  Vaiyam Kaththa Perumal temple    Site Type:  Hindu Temple Location:     Vadakurangaduthurai, 5 kms from Tiruvaiyaru, near Tanjore city, Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   One of the most important Vaishnaivite temples; one of 108 Divya Desam temples Nearest Railway Station:   Tanjore Nearest Airport:   Trichy How to reach:   Well connected by road from Tanjore and Tiruvaiyaru; public transport is not dependable Hotel:  No good hotels nearby; better to stay in Tanjore Restaurants:  No good restaurants nearby; it is better to go to Tanjore Vadakurangaduthurai  is a village near Tanjore town in South India. The village is also called as  Aaduthurai Perumal Koil . The village has two prominent temples - one for Vishnu and another for Shiva.  In this article, the temple of Lord Vishnu - Vaiyam Kaththa Perumal is being explored. Although the temple is called as Tirukkoodalur or Vaiyam Kaththa Perumal temple, it is known to the local people as Aaduthur