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{{Short description|Shiva temple in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
'''Margabandeesvarar Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to the deity [[Shiva]], located at [[Sirupuliyur]] in the [[Nannilam taluk]] of [[Thiruvarur district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India.

==Presiding deity==
The presiding deity in the [[garbhagriha]], represented by the ''[[lingam]]'', is known as Margabandeesvarar and Vazhitthunainathar.<ref name=siddha/>

==Nava Puliyur Temples==
[[Patanjali]] and [[Vyaghrapada]], also known as tiger legged [[Rishi]] wanted to see the celestial dance of [[Shiva]]. Shiva asked them to come on the day of Thaippusam. As per the advice of the Lord, Vyaghrapada and Patanjali came on that particular day and prayed to Shiva, for getting [[Moksha]].Shiva, in turn, asked them to worship the nine Puliyurs known as 'Nava Puliyur' and complete the journey at [[Srirangam]].<ref name=dinamani2019> [https://www.dinamani.com/weekly-supplements/vellimani/2019/nov/22/%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%B5-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B2-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-3287140.html மருத்துவர் கைலாசம் சுப்ரமணியம், நவ புலியூர் திருத்தல தரிசனம்!, தினமணி, 22 நவம்பர் 2019] </ref> The spiritual journey made the devotees to feel that [[Ranganatha]] of [[Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam|Srirangam]] and [[Nataraja]] of [[Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram|Chidambaram]] are two forms of the God.<ref> [https://siddharbhoomi.com/?p=1500 தில்லை பெருமானால் உபதேசிக்கப்பட்ட நவபுலியூர் தரிசனம், மோட்ச யாத்திரை, சித்தர் பூமி] </ref> They worshipped the following nine Shiva temples.<ref name=dinamani2019/>

* [[Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram|Perumpatrapuliyur]]
* [[Pataleeswarar Temple, Cuddalore|Thirupathiripuliyur]]
* [[Thirukumaresar temple|Erukathampuliyur]]
* [[Omampuliyur Thuyartheertanathar Temple|Omampuliyur]]
* [[Margabandeesvarar Temple, Sirupuliyur|Sirupuliyur]]
* [[Atthippuliyur Chidambaresvarar Temple|Atthippuliyur]]
* [[Vyagrapurisvarar Temple,Thaplampuliyur|Thaplampuliyur]]
* [[Tirupperumpuliyur Vyakrapureeswarar Temple|Perumpuliyur]]
* [[Kanattampuliyur Pathanchalinathar Temple|Kanattampuliyur]]

==Navapuliyur Journey==
[[Patanjali]] and [[Vyaghrapada]] went to these nine temples found in the above places. When they were about to reach Sirupuliyur it became night. As there was no light they could not able to continue their journey. So they started worshipping Ranga from their place itself, and started uttering moksha mantra. At that time Nataraja of Chidambaram came to their rescue and accompany them. He also informed them that still the temple is at a distance. At the same time Ranganatha, as an young Ranganatha appeared. As Ranganatha gave [[Darśana|darshan]] to Patanjali and Vyaghrapada, this temple is talked along with the [[Sthalasayana Perumal Temple, Tirusirupuliyur|Sthalasayana Perumal Temple]], one of the 108 ''[[Divyadesam]]'' dedicated to [[Vishnu]].<ref name=siddha/>

==Location==
The temple is located at a place known as Nadakudi, near Sirupuliyur, at a distance of 20 km from [[Mayiladuthurai]]. This place can be reached through [[Mayiladuthurai]]-Kollumangudi. From Erukkatthampuliyur it is situated at a distance of 85 km in the [[Chidambaram]]-[[Mayiladuthurai]]-Kollumangudi route.<ref name=siddha> [https://siddharbhoomi.com/?p=1545 சிறுபுலியூர், சித்தர்பூமி]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Hindu temples in Tiruvarur district]]
[[Category:Shiva temples in Tiruvarur district]]

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