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'''Naganathaswamy Temple''' is a [[Shiva|Siva]] temple in Peraiyur in [[Pudukkottai]] district in [[Tamil Nadu]] (India).<ref>[http://www.peraiyurtemple.com/ Peraiyur Temple]</ref><br />
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==Location==<br />
This temple is located in [[Pudukkottai]]-[[Ponnamaravathi]] road, at a distance of 12&nbsp;km. from Pudukkottai. This is one of the important temples devoted to [[Nāga]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place//data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x3b007948334e9037:0xec6180515f72d75d|title=Sri Naganathar Temple|website=Sri Naganathar Temple|language=ta-US|access-date=2019-10-30}}</ref><br />
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==Presiding deity==<br />
As Naga worshipped the presiding deity it is known as Naganathaswamy. The Goddess is known as Prahathambal. This place is known as Shenbagavanam and Girikshetram. In the [[Kosta (architectural feature)|kosta]] of the presiding deity, Annamalaiyar, [[Brahma]], [[Gajalakshmi]] and [[Kartikeya|Subramania]] are found. In the north [[prakara]] shrines of [[Chandeshvara Nayanar|Chandikesvarar]] and [[Durga]] are found.<ref name=dinamalar>[https://temple.dinamalar.com/new.php?id=1043 அருள்மிகு நாகநாதர் திருக்கோயில், தினமலர் கோயில்கள்]</ref><br />
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==Nagaraja worship==<br />
In the temple campus, granite [[Nāga]]s donated by the devotees, measuring to from 6" to 2' height are found. Such donated Nāgas are also set up in the compound wall of the temple. Naga worship, starts from the worship of Nature. In this temple, [[Kumbhabhishekham]]s were held in 1865, 1977 and 1989.<ref name="vg">V.Ganapathy, Temple with special significance, The Hindu, 3 March 2000</ref><br />
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==Inscriptions==<br />
Inscriptions pertaining to [[Rajendra Chola I|Rajendra Chola]] (1012-1044 CE) are found in this temple. Inscription of [[Cholas]], [[Pandyas]], [[Vijayanagara Empire|Vijayanaga]], [[Tondaiman]]s of Arantangi and Pudukkottai are also found in this temple.<ref name="vg"/><br />
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==Festival==<br />
During Adippuram for Goddess and during Panguni Chittirai for the presiding deity flag hoisting is held in a grand manner.<ref name=dinamalar/> Car festival is held in this temple.<ref>[https://www.dinamani.com/all-editions/edition-trichy/pudukottai/2013/apr/14/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-662342.html பேரையூர் நாகநாதர் கோவிலில் தேரோட்டம், தினமணி, 14 ஏப்ரல் 2013]</ref><br />
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==Another Shiva temple==<br />
There is also another Shiva temple in Peraiyur, known as [[Devanathaswamy Temple, Peraiyur|Devanathaswamy Temple]], one of the shrines of the [[Vaippu Sthalam]]s sung by Tamil Saivite [[Nayanars|Nayanar]] [[Sundarar]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Hindu temples in Pudukkottai district}}<br />
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