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The '''Madhuvaneswarar Temple''' ({{Lang-ta|மதுவனேஸ்வரர் கோயில்}}) is a [[Hindu temple]] situated in the town of [[Nannilam]] in the [[Tiruvarur district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The presiding deity is [[Shiva]]. The temple is believed to have been built by the [[Early Chola]] king [[Kocengannan]]. It is one of the shrines of the 275 [[Paadal Petra Sthalams]].<br />
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== Architecture ==<br />
Nanillam is one of the many temple towns in the state which is named after the grooves, clusters or forests dominated by a particular variety of a tree or shrub and the same variety of tree or shrub sheltering the presiding deity. The region is believed to have been covered with Madhu forest and hence called Madhuvanam.<ref>{{cite book|title=Alayam - The Hindu temple - An epitome of Hindu Culture|publisher=Sri Ramakrishna Math|year=2013|location=Mylapore, Chennai|last=Reddy|first=G.Venkatramana|isbn=978-81-7823-542-4|page=10}}</ref> The temple covers an area of 270 X 130 square feet. The ''[[gopura]]'' is 30 feet tall and faces east. There are shrines to [[Ganesha]], [[Murugan]], [[Bhairava]], [[Surya]] and the [[Navagrahas]].<br />
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== Significance ==<br />
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The temple has been praised by [[Savitie]] saint [[Sambandar]] in the ''[[Thevaram]]''.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{cite web|title=Madhuvaneswarar Temple|url=http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=355|publisher=[[Dinamalar]]}}<br />
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