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'''Achalpuram Shivalokathyagar Temple''' (ஆச்சாள்புரம் சிவலோகத்தியாகர் கோயில்)<ref name="ta.wikipedia.org">[[:ta:ஆச்சாள்புரம் சிவலோகத்தியாகர் கோயில்]]</ref> is a [[Hindu temple]] located at [[Achalpuram]] in [[Mayiladuthurai district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The presiding deity is [[Shiva]]. He is called as Shivalokathyagar. His consort is known as Tiruvennetru Umaiammai.<br />
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== Significance ==<br />
It is one of the shrines of the 275 [[Paadal Petra Sthalams]] - [[Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu#Sthalams|Shiva Sthalams]] glorified in the early medieval ''[[Tevaram]]'' poems by Tamil Saivite [[Nayanars|Nayanar]] [[Tirugnanasambandar]]. The temple is believed to have been the place where saint Sambanthar's spirit merged with the deity.<ref name=Ayyar>{{cite book|title=South Indian Shrines: Illustrated|page=244|last=Ayyar|first=P. V. Jagadisa|publisher=Asian Educational Service|year=1993|isbn=81-206-0151-3|edition=2nd|location=New Delhi}}</ref> It is believed that [[Sambandar]] attained ''Mukti'' (salvation) at this place. Many other saints like Thiruneelakanta Yazhpanar, Madhanga Soodamani, [[Tiruneelanakka Nayanar]] and [[Muruga Nayanar]] also attained salvation here. The temple is counted as one of the temples built on the banks of [[River Kaveri]].<ref name=Ka>{{cite book|title=River cauvery the most battl(r)ed|last=Ka. Vi.|first=Kannan|page=38|publisher=Notion Press|year=2019|isbn=9781684666041|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4CGFDwAAQBAJ&q=thiruvavaduthurai}}</ref><br />
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== Literary Mention ==<br />
Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:<ref>Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, III: 125: 3</ref> <br />
{{cquote|அன்புறு சிந்தைய ராகி யடியவர்<br><br />
நன்புறு நல்லூர்ப் பெருமண மேவிநின்<br><br />
றின்புறு மெந்தை யிணையடி யேத்துவார்<br><br />
துன்புறு வாரல்லர் தொண்டுசெய் வாரே.}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{cite web|title= Sri Shivaloka Thyagar temple<br />
|url= http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=410|publisher =[[Dinamalar]]}}<br />
* {{cite web|title= Sivalogathyagesar Temple, Tirunallur Perumanam (Now known as Aachchaalpuram)<br />
|url= http://www.shivatemples.com/nofc/nc05.php |publisher=Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal}}<br />
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