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| location = [[Tirunindriyur]] in the [[Mayiladuthurai district]]<br />
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'''Mahalakshmeeswarar Temple''' ({{Lang-ta|மகாலட்சுமீஸ்வரர் கோயில்}}) is a [[Hindu temple]] located in the village of [[Tirunindriyur]] in the [[Mayiladuthurai district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<br />
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== Location==<br />
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The Mahalakshmeeswarar temple is located in the village of Tirunandriyur, 7 kilometres from [[Mayiladuthurai]] en route to [[Sirkazhi]].<br />
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== Significance ==<br />
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The temple is 1000–2000 years old and dedicated to [[Shiva]]. Hymns on the temple have been composed by the [[Nayanmars]] [[Campantar]], [[Appar]] and [[Sundarar]]. [[Lakshmi]], the consort of [[Vishnu]] is believed to have worshipped [[Vishnu]] in the temple and hence the presiding deity is called Mahalakshmeeswarar..<ref name=Ayyar>{{cite book|title=South Indian Shrines: Illustrated|page=245|last=Ayyar|first=P. V. Jagadisa|publisher=Asian Educational Service|year=1993|isbn=81-206-0151-3|edition=2nd|location=New Delhi}}</ref><br />
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== Legend ==<br />
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According to legend, a [[Chola]] king was travelling through the place when the torch carried by his men went off. It automatically started burning when the entourage had crossed the spot. On inquiring from a local shepherd, the king learnt that a holy [[shivalinga]] had been buried at the spot. The king found the shivalinga and built a temple to Shiva.<br />
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Tirunindriyur is also believed to be the place where Shiva gave [[Darśana|darshan]] to [[Parasurama]] in order to relieve him of the sin of [[matricide]].<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* {{cite web|title=Mahalakshmeeswarar Temple|publisher=[[Dinamalar]]|url=http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=276}}<br />
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