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| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| district = [[Tiruvarur]]<br />
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| deity = Lord [[Shiva]], <br />
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'''Rudrakodisvarar Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to the deity [[Shiva]], located at Thenkodi in [[Tiruvarur district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref name="bmj">பு.மா.ஜெயசெந்தில்நாதன், தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள், வர்த்தமானன் பதிப்பகம், சென்னை, 2009</ref><ref name=shaivam>[https://shaivam.org/hindu-hub/temples/place/411/thenkodi-thenkodinathar-temple மூவர் தேவார வைப்புத் தலங்கள், Muvar Thevara Vaippu Thalangal, தென்கோடி - (பஞ்சநதிக்குளம்) Thenkodi (Panchanadi kulam), 2-39-1]</ref><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]] [[Sambandar]].<ref name=shaivam/> The west part of the place is known Panchanathikkulam Mel Setthi, the east part is known as Panchanathikkulam Kil Setthi and the middle part is known as Panchanathikkulam Nadu Setthi.<ref name="bmj"/><br />
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==Presiding deity==<br />
The presiding deity in the [[garbhagriha]], represented by the ''[[lingam]]'', is known as Rudrakodisvarar, Thenkodinathar and Dhanuskodinathar. The Goddess is known as Madurabashini <ref name=shaivam/> and Tiripurasundari.<ref name="bmj"/><br />
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==Specialities==<br />
As five rivers including Semman Nathi are found nearby, this place is known as Panchanathikulam. Sambandar in his Tevaram praises the deity as "Aroor Thillaiambalam". So many inscriptions are found in this temple.<ref name=shaivam/> This temple is also referred as Kodikkarai temple. It is also said that Thenkodinathar, the presiding deity of the temple was worshipped by Siddhas. It is said that one day Kodi would be taken away by the sea and on that occasion the deity would be kept at Panchanathikkulam and a temple would be built at that place. During Tamil month of Vaikasi, festival is held in the temple.<ref name="bmj"/><br />
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==Structure==<br />
At the entrance, in the facade Shiva is found sitting on his vahana along with his consort. The temple has [[prakara]]. In the prakara shrines of [[Ganesha|Vinayaka]], [[Kartikeya|Subramania]], [[Surya]], [[Bhairava|Bairava]], Nadhalinga, [[Chandra]] and Saneesvarar. At the right side of the shrine of the presiding deity, the shrine of the goddess is found. [[Nataraja]] shrine is found without the deity. The processional deities belonging to this temple is kept in [[Tiruvarur]]. In the [[kosta (architectural feature)|kosta]], only [[Dakshinamurti]] sculpture is found. In 1970 Kumbabishegam was done to this temple.<ref name="bmj"/><br />
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==Location==<br />
The temple is located at Panchanathikulam east. This place can be reached from [[Thiruthuraipoondi]] via Maruthur Irattaikkadiyadi.<ref name=shaivam/><br />
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