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'''Thiru Payatrunathar Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] located at [[Thiru Payathangudi]] in the [[Nagapattinam district]] of the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. The temple is dedicated to [[Shiva]].<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
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The presiding deity is known a Thiru Payatrunathar which mean "Lord of the pulses" in [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. He is also known as Muktapureeswarar.<br />
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== Legend ==<br />
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According to popular legend, a spice trader, on arrival at the place, got to know that there was no duty on [[pulses]] but there was a duty on [[Black pepper|pepper]]. As a result, he prayed to Shiva to convert the bags of pepper he was carrying, to pulses. His prayers were answered when the pepper actually changed to pulses and he was not required to pay any duty. The trader spent his money in building temples for Shiva and propagating [[Saivism]].<br />
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== Significance ==<br />
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[[Bhairava]] is believed to have worshipped Shiva at the Thiru Payatrunathar temple. Hymns in praise of the temple have been composed by the saint [[Appar]] in the ''[[Thevaram]]''.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{cite web|title=Tiru Payatrunathar Temple|url=http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=233|publisher=[[Dinamalar]]}}<br />
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[[Category:Shiva temples in Nagapattinam district]]<br />
[[Category:Padal Petra Stalam]]<br />
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