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Tamilnadu is located on the southern part of India. It is bounded by the Bay of Bengal on the east, and by Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh states on the other three sides.
KutramporuthaNathar Temple, Tirukaruppariyalur
| Location of the temple | Tirukaruppariyalur |
| Lord Shiva known as | KutramporuthaNathar |
| Female deity known as | Vichitra Balambikai |
| Pathigam | Sambandar - 1 Sundarar - 1 |
| How to reach | This temple is located 14 Kms from Mayiladuthurai. |
As in Sirkazhi, in this temple also there are 3 shrines for God Shiva viz., Kutram Porutta Natheswarar, Uma Maheswarar and Sattanathar. The shrine for Kutram Porutta Natheswarar is situated in the ground level and the second and third shrines are situated at an elevated site as found in Sirkazhi. This Shivathalam is also known as Adhityapuram because Sun God Sooriyan is said to have worshipped God Shiva here. Saint Vasishtar is also believed to have worshipped the God Shiva here on the advice of God Brahma.