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'''Podhu Aavudayar Temple''' or '''Madhyapureeswara Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] at [[Parakkalakkottai]] near [[Pattukkottai]] in the [[Thanjavur district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The temple is dedicated to [[Shiva]]. The temple is open only on Monday nights at 12 a.m. (Midnight) every week and closes at 3-4 a.m. It is only open on Thai Pongal for morning visits.<br />
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== Legend ==<br />
According to Hindu legend, once two sages Vankobar and Mahakobar debated on virtues of [[brahmacharya]] and compared it with that of married life. Unable to decide between the two, they prayed to Shiva to act as the judge. Shiva appeared to the sages at Parakkalakkottai and gave his judgement.<br />
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== Shrines ==<br />
There are shrines to Shiva, [[Ganapathi]], Vankobar and Mahakobar.<br />
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== References ==<br />
* {{cite web|title=Podhu Aavudayar Temple|work=[[Dinamalar]]|url=http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=376}}<br />
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[[Category:Shiva temples in Thanjavur district]]<br />
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