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{{Short description|Shiva temple in Tamil Nadu, India}}
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| name = Sayavaneswarar Temple
| image = Sayavananathar temple rajagopura.jpg
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| map_type = India Tamil Nadu
| map_caption = Location in [[Tamil Nadu]]
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| country = [[India]]
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| district = [[Mayiladuthurai]]
| location = [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
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The '''Sayavaneswarar Temple''' or '''Chaayaavaneswarar''' is a [[Hindu]] temple situated in the village of Thirusaikkadu [or Thiruchaykkadu or Chaayavanam] near [[Kaveripoompattinam]] or [[Poompuhar|Puhar, Mayiladuthurai]] in [[Mayiladuthurai district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The presiding deity is the Hindu god [[Shiva]]. The temple dates from the time of the [[Medieval Cholas]]. The [[Saivite]] [[Nayanmars]] have sung of the temple in their songs.

==The Temple==
[[Tiruvaiyaru|Thiruvayyaru]], [[Mayiladuthurai]], [[Thiruvidaimarudur|Thiruvidaimaruthur]], [[Thiruvenkadu]], Chayavanam and [[Srivanchiyam]] are considered equivalents of [[Varanasi|Kasi]]. Like in Kasi, where the city is centered around [[Kashi Vishwanath Temple]], the temples in these towns along the banks of river [[Cauvery]], namely [[Aiyarappar temple]] in Thiruvaiyaru, [[Mahalingeswarar Temple, Thiruvidaimarudur|Mahalingeswarar temple]] in [[Thiruvidaimarudur]], [[Mayuranathaswami Temple, Mayiladuthurai|Mayuranathaswamy temple]] in [[Mayiladuthurai]], Chayavaneswarar temple in Sayavanam, [[Swetharanyeswarar Temple|Swetharanyeswarar temple]] in [[Thiruvenkadu]], [[Vanchinadha Swamy Temple|Srivanchinadhaswamy Koil]] in [[Srivanchiyam]] are the centerpieces of the towns.<ref>{{cite book|title=Temples of Forgotten Glory: A Wide Angle Exposition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ItClDwAAQBAJ&dq=aiyarappar+temple&pg=PT172|page=172|first=Sekar|last=Venkatraman|isbn=9781645876250|publisher=Notion Press|year=2019}}</ref><ref name=Ayyar>{{cite book|title=South Indian Shrines: Illustrated|page=244|last=Ayyar|first=P. V. Jagadisa|publisher=Asian Educational Service|year=1993|isbn=81-206-0151-3|edition=2nd|location=New Delhi}}</ref>

== Literary mention ==
Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:<ref>Gnanasambandar Tevaram, II: 38: 7</ref>
{{cquote|வேத நாவினர் வெண்பளிங் கின்குழைக் காதர் 
ஓத நஞ்சணி கண்ட ருகந்துரை கோயில் 
மாதர் வண்டுதன் காதல்வண் டாடிய புன்னைத் 
தாது கண்ட பொழின்மறைந் தூடுசாய்க்காடே.}}

Tirunavukkarasar describes the feature of the deity as:<ref>Tirunavukkarasar Tevaram, IV: 65: 10</ref>
{{cquote|புயங்கமைஞ் ஞான்கும் பத்து மாயகொண் டரக்க னோடிச் 
சிவன்றிரு மலையைப் பேர்க்கத் திருமலர்க் குழலி யஞ்ச 
வியன்பெற வெய்தி வீழ விரல்சிறி தூன்றி மீண்டே 
சயம்பெற நாம மீந்தார் சாய்க்காடு மேவி னாரே.}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* {{cite book|title=Tourist Guide to Tamil Nadu|year=2010|publisher=Sura Books|page=69|isbn=978-81-7478-177-2}}

{{Mayiladuthurai district}}
{{Famous Shiva temples}}
{{Mayiladuthurai Topics}}

[[Category:Shiva temples in Mayiladuthurai district]]
[[Category:Padal Petra Stalam]]
[[Category:Maadakkoil]]

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