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{{Infobox temple<br />
| name = Sundaresvarar Temple, Kattur<br />
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| map_type = India Tamil Nadu<br />
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| country = {{Flag|India}}<br />
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| district = [[Tiruvarur]]<br />
| location = Kattur<br />
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| deity = Lord [[Shiva]]<br />
| architecture = [[Dravidian architecture]]<br />
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'''Sundaresvarar Temple, Kattur''' is a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to the deity [[Shiva]], located at Kattur 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/324/kattur-sundareswarar-temple மூவர் தேவார வைப்புத் தலங்கள், Muvar Thevara Vaippu Thalangal, காட்டூர் (Kattur), 2-39-7] </ref><br />
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==Vaippu Sthalam==<br />
It is one of the [[Vaippu Sthalam|Vaippu Sthalams]] mentioned in songs by Tamil Saivite [[Nayanars|Nayanar]] [[Sambandar]], one of the 63 Hindu saints living in Tamil Nadu during the 6th to 8th centuries CE.<ref name="bmj"/><br />
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==Presiding deity==<br />
The presiding deity represented by the ''[[lingam]]'' is known as Sundaresvarar. His consort is known as Abirami Ammai.<ref name="bmj"/><ref name=shaivam/> <br />
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==Other deities==<br />
In the [[Prakaram]], shrines of [[Kartikeya|Subramania]], [[Surya]] and [[Ganesha|Vinayaka]] are found.<ref name="bmj"/><br />
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==Location==<br />
This temple is located at Kattur in [[Tiruvarur]]-[[Kumbakonam]] road, at a distance of 5 km from Tiruvarur.<ref name=shaivam/> <br />
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