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'''Parasunathar Temple''' (பரசுநாதர் கோயில்)<ref name="ta.wikipedia.org">[[:ta:முழையூர் பரசுநாதசுவாமி திருக்கோயில்]]</ref> is a [[Hindu temple]] located at [[Muzhaiyur]] near [[Kumbakonam]] in the [[Thanjavur district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The temple is dedicated to [[Shiva]]. <ref name="bmj"> பு.மா.ஜெயசெந்தில்நாதன், தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள், வர்த்தமானன் பதிப்பகம், சென்னை, 2009</ref><ref name=shaivam>[https://www.shaivam.org/hindu-hub/temples/place/455/muzhaiyur-parasunathaswamy-temple மூவர் தேவார வைப்புத் தலங்கள், Muvar Thevara Vaippu Thalangal, முழையூர்(Muzhaiyur), 6-70-1]</ref><br />
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== Legend ==<br />
According to [[Hindu mythology]], the sage [[Parasurama]] worshipped Shiva at Muzhaiyur as a penance for having killed his own mother and incurred Brahmahatti dosha. The temple was visited by the [[Saivite]] sage [[Thirunavukkarasar]]. Hymns in praise of the temple have been sung by [[Appar]] and [[Sundarar]].<br />
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==Vaippu Sthalam==<br />
It is one of the shrines of the [[Vaippu Sthalam]]s sung by Tamil Saivite [[Nayanars|Nayanar]] [[Appar]].<ref name=shaivam/><br />
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== Presiding deitys ==<br />
The presiding deity is known as Parasunathar. The Goddess is known as Gnanambika. <ref name="bmj"/> The presiding deity is in the form of ''[[shivalinga]]''. There are also idols of [[Murugan]], [[Vinayaka]] and [[Parashurama]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{cite web|title=Parasunathar Temple|work=[[Dinamalar]]|url=http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=895}}<br />
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[[Category:Shiva temples in Thanjavur district]]<br />
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