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.
Siddhi Natheswarar Temple, Tirunaraiyur
| Location of the temple | Tirunaraiyur |
| Lord Shiva known as | Siddhi Natheswarar |
| Female deity known as | Thiripurasundari |
| Pathigam | Thirunavukarasar, Sambandar |
| How to reach | This temple is located 15 Kms from Chidambaram enroute to Kattumannargudi. |
This Shivasthalam is famous for the shrine of Pollaappilliar who blessed a small boy by name Nambiyaandar Nambi with divine knowledge. According to legend, the Chola King First Rajarajan was informed by Pollaappilliar the whereabouts of Tevara Paadal. Eventhough Tirunavukarasar, Sambandar and Sundarar composed the Tevara Pathigams during 7th to 9th Century AD, the inscriptions of the same were lying buried inside Chidambaram Temple. Chola King First Rajarajan with the help of the blessed boy Nambiaandar Nambi saw to it that the Tevaara Paadal were recovered and preserved. Apart from what were destroyed by white ants, the remaining Tevaara Paadal (Pathigams) were indexed and arranged in proper order and what we know today of Tevaara Paadal were thus recovered from destruction by the blessings of Pollaappiiliar, whose shrine inside Tirunaaraiyur Shiva Temple is well known.