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[[File: Tiruvaippadi palugandanathar temple.JPG |200x200px|right|The entrance of the temple|thumb]]<br />
'''Palunkanda Nathar Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] in the village of [[Thiruvaipadi]] near [[Thiruppanandal]] in the [[Thanjavur district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<br />
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== Deity ==<br />
The presiding deity is [[Shiva]]. The temple is associated with the life of [[Chandeshvara Nayanar]], one of the 63 [[Nayanmars]] or Saivite saints.<br />
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== Significance ==<br />
According to legend, Chandesvara Nayanar was employed as a cowherd at Thiruvaipadi where he constructed a [[shivalinga]] and did pooja to the linga by offering the milk obtained from the cows.<br />
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Hymns in praise of the temple were composed by the Saivite saint [[Thirunavukkarasar]] in the ''[[Thevaram]]''.<br />
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== Literary mention ==<br />
Tirunavukkarasar describes the feature of the deity as:<ref>Tirunavukkarasar Tevaram, IV: 48:5</ref> <br />
{{cquote|அண்டமா ரமரர் கோமா னாதியெம் மண்ணல் பாதம்<br><br />
கொண்டவன் குறிப்பி னாலே கூப்பினான் றாப ரத்தைக்<br><br />
கண்டவன் றாதை பாய்வான் காலற வெறியக் கண்டு<br><br />
தண்டியார்க் கருள்கள் செய்த தலைவராப் பாடி யாரே.}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{cite web|title=Palunkanda Nathar Temple|url=http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=372|work=[[Dinamalar]]}}<br />
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[[Category:Shiva temples in Thanjavur district]]<br />
[[Category:Padal Petra Stalam]]<br />
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