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.
ThuyarantheertaNathar Temple, Tiruvomampuliyur
| Location of the temple | Tiruvomampuliyur |
| Lord Shiva known as | ThuyarantheertaNathar |
| Female deity known as | Poonkodinayaki |
| Pathigam | Sambandar |
| How to reach | This temple is located 30 Kms from Chidambaram and about 18 Kms from Kutthalam. |
This temples with 3 tier Gopuram (Tower) faces east. According to the legend, Shiva Dakshinamurthy is said to have revealed the Pranva Upadesam to Parvati, and hence this sthalam is known as Omaampuliyur (Om Aam Puliyur).
According to the legend, a hunder once was chased by a tiger. Afraid that the tiger will kill him, he climed a Vilva tree and stayed there throughout the night. Thinking that he may go to sleep and fall down from the tree, he plucked the leaves of vilva tree and threw it down. Under the tree there was a Sivalingam, and unknowingly he worshipped Shiva with Vilva leaves for the whole night. Please with his action, it is believed that God Shiva gave Darshan to him and the hunder attained Mokshaa (salvation) at this Sthalam. This legend is also linked to another Shivasthalam Tiruvaikavur.