Main Menu
Tamilnadu Location
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.
Atta Veeratta Sthalams
Lord Shiva has done certain heroic deeds by showing his valour at 8 sivasthalams. These 8 places or sivasthalams are collectively referred as Atta Veerattana Sthalams. These are :-
1. Tirukkandiyur
2. Tirukkovilur
3. Tiruvathigai
4. Tirupariyalur
5. Tiruvirkudi
6. Tiruvazhuvur
7. Tirukkurukkai and
8. Tirukkadavur.
| Lord Shiva known as | Location of Sivasthalam | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Natarajar | Chidambaram |
| 2. | Pasupatheswarar | Tiruvetkalam |
| 3. | Uchinatheswarar | Tirunelvoyal |
| 4. | Paulvannanathar | Tirukazhippalai |
| 5. | Sivalogathyagesar | Tirunallur Perumanam |
| 6. | Tirumeniazhagar | Tirumayendirapalli |
| 7. | Mullaivana Nathar | Thentirumullaivayil |
| 8. | Sundareswar | Tirukkalikaamur |
| 9. | Chayavaneswarar | Tiruchaaikkadu |
| 10. | Pallavaneswarar | Tiruppallavaneecharam |
| 11. | Swetaranyeswarar | Tiruvenkaadu |
| 12. | AranyaSundareswarar | KeezhaiTirukattupalli |
| 13. | Velvidai Nathar | Tirukkurukavur |
| 14. | Brahmapureesar | Sirkazhi |
| 15. | Thaalamudaiyaar | Tirukolakka |
| 16. | Vaidhyanathar | Tirupullirukkuvelur (Vaitheeswarankovil) |
| 17. | Kannayiranathar | Tirukannarkoil |
| 18. | Kadaimudinathar | Tirukkadaimudi |
| 19. | Mahalakshminathar | Tirunindriyur |
| 20. | Sivaloganathar | Tirupunkur |
| 21. | Arutsomanatheswarar | Tiruneedur |
| 22. | Aabhathsagayeswarar | Tiruanniyur |
| 23. | KalyanaSundarar | Tiruvelvikudi |
| 24. | Airavatheswarar | Tiruedirkollpadi |
| 25. | Arulvallalnathar | Tirumananjeri |
| 26. | Veerateswarar | Tirukkurukkai |
| 27. | KutramporuthaNathar | Tirukaruppariyalur |
| 28. | Konthalanathar | Tirukkurukukka |
| 29. | Maanickavannar | Tiruvazhkoliputhur |
| 30. | Neelakandeswarar | Tirumannippadikkarai |
| 31. | ThuyarantheertaNathar | Tiruvomampuliyur |
| 32. | PathaanchaliNathar | Tirukkanattumullur |
| 33. | Siddhi Natheswarar | Tirunaraiyur |
| 34. | Amirthakadesar | Tirukkadambur |
| 35. | Pasupatinathar | Tiruppandanainallur |
| 36. | Agneeswarar | Tirukanjanur |
| 37. | Tirukkodeeswarar | Tirukkodikka |
| 38. | Praana Natheswarar | Tirumangalakkudi |
| 39. | Thaalavaneswarar | Tiruppanandal |
| 40. | Paalugandha Easwarar | Tiruaappadi |
| 41. | Sathyagireeswarar | Tirucheaiynallur |
| 42. | Karkadeswarar | Tirundudevankudi |
| 43. | Vilvaaranyeswarar | Tiruviyalur |
| 44. | Kodeeswarar | Tirukkottaiyur |
| 45. | Ezhuthtarinathar | Tiruinnambar |
| 46. | Satchi Natheswarar | Tirupurambayam |
| 47. | Vijayanathar | Triuvisayamangai |
| 48. | Vilvavananathar | Tiruvaikavur |
| 49. | AzhaguSadaimudinathar | Tiruvadakurangaduthurai |
| 50. | Aabathasagayanathar | Tiruppazhanam |
| 51. | Iyaarappar | Tiruvaiyaru |
| 52. | Neyyaadiyappar | Tiruneithanam |
| 53. | Viyakra Pureesar | Tirupperumpuliyur |
| 54. | Vajrathampanathar | Tirumazhapadi |
| 55. | Vadamoolanathar | Tiruppazhuvoor |
| 56. | Semmeninathar | Tirukkanur |
| 57. | Sathyavageeswarar | TiruAnbilalandurai |
| 58. | Ambiravananathar | Tirumaandurai |
| 59. | Moolanathar | Tiruppatrurai |
| 60. | Jambukeswarar | Tiruvanaikka (Tiruvanaikaval) |
| 61. | Neelakandeswarar | Tiruppainjeeli |
| 62. | Maatrarivaradhar | Tiruppaachilasramam (Tiruvasi) |
| 63. | Maragathachalar | Tiruveengoimalai |
| Ariyalur District (2) | Tirumazhapadi, Tiruppazhuvoor, |
| Cuddalore District (8) | Chidambaram, Tiruvetkalam, Tirunelvayil, Tirukazhippaalai, Tiruvomampuliyur, Tirukkanattumullur, Tirunaraiyur, Tirukkadambur, |
| Tiruchirapalli District (7) | TiruAnbilalandurai, Tirumaandurai, Tiruppatrurai, Tiruvanaikka, Tiruppainjeeli, Tiruppaachilasramam, Tiruveengoimalai |
| Nagapattinam District (26) | Tirunallur Perumanam, Tirumayendirapalli, Thentirumullaivayil, Tirukkalikaamur, Tiruchaaikkadu, Tiruppallavaneecharam, Tiruvenkaadu, KeezhaiTirukattupalli, Tirukkurukavur, Sirkazhi, Tirukolakka, Tirupullirukkuvelur (Vaitheeswarankovil), Tirukannarkoil, Tirukkadaimudi, Tirunindriyur, Tirupunkur, Tiruneedur, Tiruanniyur, Tiruvelvikudi, Tiruedirkollpadi, Tirumananjeri, Tirukkurukkai, Tirukaruppariyalur, Tirukkurukukka, Tiruvazhkoliputhur, Tirumannippadikkarai |
| Thanjavur District (20) | Tiruppandanainallur, Tirukanjanur, Tirukkodikka, Tirumangalakkudi, Tiruppanandal, Tiruaappadi, Tirucheaiynallur, Tirundudevankudi, Tiruviyalur, Tirukkottaiyur, Tiruinnambar, Tirupurambayam, Triuvisayamangai, Tiruvaikavur, Tiruppazhanam, Tiruvadakurangaduthurai, Tiruvaiyaru, Tiruneithanam, Tirupperumpuliyur, Tirukkanur |
These temples are situated in Ariyalur, Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Tiruchy and Thanjavur districts of Tamilnadu.
