Shiva temples are Hindu temples with shrines of Shiva, one of Hinduism's principal deities. It is estimated that there are over 260 Shiva temples in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Pancha Bhuta Sthalam
The Pancha Bhuta Sthalam are temples which embody the manifestation of the five elements: land, water, air, sky, and fire.
+ Pancha Bootha Sthalangal Image Temple Element Location Sri Ekambaranathar Temple Land Kanchipuram Arunachaleshwarar Temple Fire Tiruvannamalai Jambukeswarar Temple Water Tiruchchirappalli Thillai Nataraja Temple Sky Chidambaram Srikalahasti Temple Air Kalahasthi, Andhra Pradesh
Pancha Sabhai
Pancha Sabhai are the five temples where Shiva is believed to have performed the Cosmic Dance.
Image Temple Aspect Location Sri Vadaranyeswarar Temple Diamond Thiruvalangadu Chidambaram Temple Gold Chidambaram Sundareswarar Temple Silver Madurai Azhagiya koothar Temple Copper Chepparai, Tirunelveli Kutralanathar Temple Art Kutralam
Paadal Petra Sthalam
The Paadal Petra Sthalam temples are revered in the Tamil Tevaram, which includes the works of the seventh- to ninth-century Nalvar poets Thirunavukarasar, Sambandar and Sundarar.
Chennai and Tiruvallur
Image Name Location Thiyagaraja Swamy Temple Thiruvotriyur Kapaleeswarar Temple Thirumayilai Marundeeswarar Temple Thiruvanmiyur Tiruvaleeswarar Temple Thiruvalithaayam Masilamaniswarar Temple Thirumullaivayil Vedapureeswarar Temple Thiruverkadu Vaseeswarar Temple Thirupasoor Idaisuranathar Temple Thiruidaichuram Marundeeswarar Temple Thirukachoor Sri Vadaranyeswarar Temple Thiruvaalangadu Undreeshwarar Temple Thiruvenbakkam Arambeswarar Temple Ilambayam Kottur Tripuranthaka Swamy Temple Thiruvirkolam Vedagiriswarar Temple Thirukazhukundram Aksheeswaraswamy Temple Acharapakkam Tirukkandalam Sivanandeswarar Temple Tirukandalam (Thirukkallil), Tiruvallur
Coimbatore
Image Name Location Perur Pateeswarar Temple Perur Arulmigu Manneaswarar Temple Annur Theneeswarar Temple Vellalore
Kancheepuram
Image Name Location Ekambareswarar Temple KanchipuramKailasanathar TempleKanchipuram Maakaraleeswarar Temple Thirumaagaral Valeeswarar Temple Kuranganilmuttam Thalapurishwarar Temple/Kirubanathiswarar Temple Thiruppanangadu Vedapureeswarar Temple Thiruvothur Manikandeswarar Temple Thirumarperu Thiruveeral Temple Thiruveeral Vilwanatheswarar Temple Tiruvallam
Panrutti Image Name Location Veerattaaneswarar Temple Thiruvadigai Shishta Gurunathar Temple Thiruthuraiyur
Tindivanam Image Temple Location Chandramouleeswarar Temple Thiruvakkarai Arasileeswarar Temple Ozhindhiapattu (Thiru Arasili) Magakaleswarar Temple Irumbai (Irumbaimagaalam) Nandieswarar Temple Thiruvaamathur Puravaar Panangattoor Temple Panangattoor (Panayapuram) Srinidheeswarar Temple Annamputhur
Thirukkoviloor Image Temple Location Veerateswarar Temple Thirukovilur Athulya Nadheswara Temple Arakandanallur (Araiyani Nalloor) Marudheeswarar Temple Idaiyaru Sri Krupapureeswarar Temple Thiruvennainallur
Ulundurpettai
Image Name Location Sri Bhakthajaneswarar Temple Thirunavalur, northeast of Ulundurpet Sornakatesvarar Temple Thiruvennainallur, 15 km northwest of Ulundurpet Sivaloganathar Temple Thirumundeecharam, northeast of Ulundurpet
Chidambaram Image Temple Location Nataraja Center of Chidambaram Thiruvetkalam east of Chidambaram, on the Annamalai University campus Thirunelvayal(Sivapuri) 3 km southeast of Chidambaram, near the Thiruvetkalam temple Thirukkazhippalai southeast of Chidambaram
Kattumannarkoil Temple Location Koodalaiyatroor north of Kattumannarkoil Omampuliyur south of Kattumannarkoil, on the north bank of the Kollidam River Kaanattumullur south of Kattumannarkoil, on the banks of the Kollidam River Thirunaaraiyur 6 km northeast of Kattumannarkoil, on the north bank of the Kollidam River Thirukkadamboor 5 km southwest of Kattumannarkoil
Sirkazhi - Mayiladuthurai District Image Temple Location Sattainadhar Temple Center of Sirkazhi Thirukolakka west of Sirkazhi Then Thirumullaivayil east of Sirkazhi Magendrapalli northeast of Sirkazhi on the south bank of the Kollidam River, 2 km from the Bay of Bengal Thirunalloor Perumaanam (Achaalpuram) north of Sirkazhi, on the south bank of the Kollidam River Thirukarugaavoor (Thirukadaavoor) east of Sirkazhi Thillaiyadi (Saranaa Ratsagar Temple) east of Sirkazhi Kalikaamoor (Annappanpettai) south of the Then Thirumullaivayil temple Thiruppunkoor 3 km west of Vaitheeswaran Koil, on the south bank of the Kollidam River Thiruvenkadu southeast of Sirkazhi Thirukattupalli from the Thiruvenkadu temple Thiruchaaikkaadu 3 km south of the Thiruvenkadu temple, on the Sirkazhi–Poompuhar road Pallavaneecharam south of Thiruvenkadu Vaitheeswaran Koil south of Sirkhazi Radhanallur 10 km east of Sirkazhi
Mayiladuthurai Image Temple Location Mayuranathaswami Temple Inside the town Iluppaipattu Neelakandeswarar Temple (also known as Pazhamannipadikkarai) In the madhoogam – vaitheeswaran koil – thirupananthal road, located near a village called Manalmedu Sri Rathnapureeswarar Temple - Thiruvazhkoliputhur 10 km north of Mayiladuthurai, near Pazhamannipadikkarai temple above Veerateeswarar Temple, Thirupariyalur 13 km east of Mayiladuthurai, near Sembanarkoil Semponarkoil Swarnapureeswarar Temple, Thiruchemponpalli, Semponnarkoil 10 km east of Mayiladuthurai, located on south bank of cauvery Aakkoor Thanthondreeswarar Temple, Akkur 15 km east of Mayiladuthurai Ponsei Natrunaiyappar Temple, Ponsei, Thirunanipalli 6 km northeast of Semponnarkoil and 13 km from Mayiladuthurai Veerateeswarar Temple, Korukkai 12 km northwest of Mayiladuthurai, on the north bank of cauvery Mahalakshmeeswarar Temple, Tirunindriyur 8 km north east of Mayiladuthurai Kurumanakkudi Kannayiram Udayar Temple, Kurumanakkudi On the vaitheeswaran koil – mayiladuthirai road, 3 km left of a place called Kurumanakkudi Kadaimudinathar Temple, Keezhaiyur 2 km northeast of semponar temple Kutram Poruttha Naathar Temple, ThiruKaruppariyalur, Thalainayar 14 km north of Mayiladuthurai, on the north bank of cauvery Kundaleswarar Temple, Thirukurakka near Thirukarapariyalur temple, north bank of Pazha Aaru Valampurinathar Temple, Thiruvalampuram 8 km northeast of semponar temple Sankaranyeswarar Temple, Thalaichangadu 4 km north of Aakkoor, on the south bank of cauvery Somanathaswami Temple, Needur, Thiruneedur 5 km north of Mayiladuthurai Iyravatheswarar Temple, Mela Thirumanancheri 6 km north of Kuttalam on the north bank of cauvery Uthavedeeswarar Temple (kuttalam) Kuttalam, 10 km southwest of Mayiladuthurai, on the south bank of cauvery Udhvaganathar Temple, Thirumanancheri 7 km from kuttalam, on the north bank of cauvery - www.thirumanancheri.info Kalyanasundareswarar Temple, Thiruvelvikkudi, Kuthalam 5 km northeast of kuttalamVeerateeswarar Temple, Vazhuvur7 km south-west of Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, India Amritaghateswarar-Abirami Temple, Thirukkadaiyur 21 km East of Mayiladuthurai Masilamaniswara Temple, Thiruvaduthurai 16 km southwest of Mayiladuthurai on the cauvery south bank Uma Maheswarar Temple, Konerirajapuram (Thirunallam) 6 km south of thiruvaavaduthurai above, on the cauvery south bank Vaigalnathar Temple, Thiruvaigal, Mayiladuthurai 4 km northwest of Koneri Rajapuram, on the cauvery south bank Uchiravaneswarar Temple, Tiruvila Nagar in Mayiladuthurai 7 km east of Mayiladuthurai, on the south bank of cauvery Vedapureeswarar Temple, Thiruvazhundhoor(Therazhundoor) 4 km south of kuttalam, near moovalur temple, south bank of cauvery Abathsahayeswarar Temple, Thiru Anniyoor (ponnoor) 7 km northwest of Mayiladuthurai, north bank of cauvery Brahmapureeswarar Temple, Tirumayanam (ThiruKadavur Mayanam) 1 km east of Thirukkadaiyoor temple above
Kumbakonam Image Temple Location Adi Kumbeswarar Temple Kumbakonam Nageswaraswamy Temple East of the Kumbakonam bus stand Kasi Viswanathar Temple Near Porthamarai Kulam in Kumbakonam Thirunageswaram east of Kumbakonam, on the south bank of the Kaveri Amirthakadeswarar Temple 5 km southeast of Kumbakonam in Sakkottai, on the south bank of the Kaveri Sivagurunathaswamy Temple 2 km northeast of Sakkottai, on the south bank of the Arasalaar Tirunarayur Siddhanatheswarar Temple 10 km southeast of Kumbakonam, adjacent to Nachiyar Koil, on the south bank of the Kaveri Thirukarukkudi (marudhanthanalloor) 8 km southeast of Kumbakonam, on the south bank of the Kaveri Sivanandeswarar Temple 3 km northeast of Nachiyar Koil/Tirunarayur Siddhanatheswarar Temple, on the south bank of the Kaveri Padikasu Nathar Temple 3 km northwest of Nachiyar Koil/Tirunarayur Siddhanatheswarar Temple, on the south bank of the Kaveri Tirucherai Gnanaparameswarar Temple 5 km south of Nachiyar Koil, 15 km southeast of Kumbakonam, on the south bank of the Kaveri Koneswarar Temple 15 km from Kumbakonam, on the south bank of the Kaveri Tirukkollampudur Vilvaranyeswarar Temple 6 km southwest of Kudavasal, on the south bank of the Kaveri Kottaiyur Kodeeswarar Temple 2 km northwest of Kumbakonam, on the north bank of the Kaveri Innambur Ezhutharinathar Temple 6 km northwest of Kumbakonam, on the north bank of the Kaveri Sakshinatheswarar Temple 9 km northwest of Kumbakonam, 3 km from Innambur Ezhutharinathar Temple, on the north bank of the Kaveri Kabartheeswarar Temple 4 km west of Kumbakonam, on the south bank of the Kaveri Thenupuriswarar Temple 6 km southwest of Kumbakonam, on the south bank of the Kaveri Sakthivanesvara Temple Next to Thenupuriswarar Temple, on the south bank of the Kaveri Pazhayarai Vadathali 2 km from Thenupuriswarar Temple, on the south bank of the Kaveri Thenkurangaduthurai Temple In Aduthurai, 14 km from Kumbakonam
Papanasam Image Temple Location Palaivananathar Temple 1 km northeast of the Papanasam railway station, on the south bank of the Kaveri Tiruvaikavur Temple 12 km north of Papanasam, on the south bank of the Kollidam River Vijayamangai Vijayanatheswarar Temple 1 km east of the Tiruvaikavur Temple, on the north bank of the Kaveri Dayanidheeswarar Temple 4 km north of Papanasam, on the north bank of the Kaveri Garbharakshambigai Temple 6 km south of Papanasam, on the south bank of the Kaveri [Kalyanasundaresar Temple 5 km east of Papanasam, on the south bank of the Kaveri Pasupatheeswarar Temple 12 km southeast of Papanasam, on the south bank of the Kaveri Chakravageswarar Temple 10 km west of Papanasam, on the south bank of the Kaveri Alandurainathar Temple, Pullamangai 3 km from the Pasupathikoil railway station (Kumbakonam-Thanjavur line), on the south bank of the Kaveri Andarkoil Swarnapureewarar Temple 18 km southeast of Papanasam, on the Kudavasal-Valangaimaan bus route and the south bank of the Kaveri Thiru Irumboolai, Aalangudi 6 km south of Valangaimaan, on the south bank of the Kaveri
Karaikal
Image Temple Location Tirunallar Dharbaranyeswarar Temple 5 km west of Karaikal, on the Kumbakonam road and the south bank of the Kaveri Dharumapuram Yazhmoorinathar Temple 2 km on the Thirunallaru–Karaikal road, on the south bank of the Kaveri Tiruvettakkudi Sundareshwarar Temple Near Karaikal, on the south bank of the Kaveri Tiruttelicheri Parvatheeswarar Temple In Kovilpathu, on the south bank of the Kaveri
Mannargudi