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| native_name = Naltunai Ishvaram Temple<br />
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| district = [[Mayiladuthurai District|Mayiladuthurai]]<br />
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| deity = [[Nataraja]]<br />
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The '''Punjai Siva Temple''', or '''Naltunai Ishvaram Temple''', is a [[Hindu]] temple located at Punjai near [[Semponnarkoil]].<ref name="suraguidep69">{{cite book|title=Tourist Guide to Tamil Nadu|publisher=Sura Maps|year=2008|place=Chennai|isbn=81-7478-177-3|page=69}}</ref> The principal deity is [[Nataraja]], a form of the Hindu god [[Shiva]].<ref name="gardnerp25">{{cite book|title= Gardner's Art Through the Ages: Non-Western Perspectives|authors=Fred S. Kleiner, Christin J. Mamiya|publisher=Cengage Learning|year=2009|id={{ISBN|0495573671}}, {{ISBN|978-0-495-57367-8}}|page=25}}</ref><br />
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==Location==<br />
The temple is located in the village of Punjai at a distance of 6 kilometres from [[Semponnarkoil]]. Near to poombukar tourist place. This temple constructed in the period of Rajendra cholan. Malayan Madanthai Udanudaya Natrunai Eshwar Temple.<br />
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== Architecture ==<br />
The temple is famous for its architecture. The principal idol of [[Nataraja]] is made of [[bronze]] and was carved in about 1000 AD.<ref name="gardnerp25" /><br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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