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[[File:Eengoimalai1.JPG|thumb|200x200px|right|The temple atop the hill]]<br />
''' Thiruengoimalai Maragadachaleswarar Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] located at Eengoimalai in [[Trichy district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The presiding deity is [[Shiva]]. He is called as Maragadachaleswarar and Eengoinathar. His consort is Maragadambikai.<br />
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As per a legend, Vayu Bhaghvan and Adiseshan had a dispute to find out who is superior, to prove the superiority adiseshan encircled the Kailasam, Vayu tried to remove this encircle by creating santamarutham (Twister). Because of the santamarutham, 8 kodumudigal (parts) fell from kailasam into 8 different places which are [[Trincomalee|Thirugonamalai, Sri Lanka]], [[Srikalahasteeswara temple|Thirukalahasti]], [[Tiruchirappalli|Thiruchiramalai]], Thiruengoimalai or Thiruenkoimalai, [[Velliangiri Mountains|Rajathagiri]], [[Narthamalai|Neerthagiri]], [[Kulithalai|Ratnagiri]], and Suwethagiri or [[Neelivaneswarar Temple|Thirupangeeli]].<ref>http://www.gneelivaneshwarartemple.tnhrce.in/History.html</ref><br />
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== Significance ==<br />
It is one of the shrines of the 275 [[Paadal Petra Sthalams]] - [[Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu#Sthalams|Shiva Sthalams]] glorified in the early medieval ''[[Tevaram]]'' poems by Tamil Saivite [[Nayanars|Nayanar]] [[Tirugnanasambandar]].<br />
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== Literary Mention ==<br />
Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:<ref>Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, I: 70: 7</ref> <br />
{{cquote|வினையாயின தீர்த்(து)அருளே புரியும் விகிர்தன் விரிகொன்றை<br><br />
நனையார் முடிமேல் மதியஞ் சூடுநம்பா நலமல்கு<br><br />
தனையார் கமல மலர் மேல் உறைவான் தலையோ(டு)அனல் ஏந்தும்<br><br />
எனை ஆளுடையான் உமையாளோடும் ஈங்கோய் மலையாரே.}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{cite web|title= Sri Maragadachaleswarar temple |url= http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=841 |publisher =[[Dinamalar]]}}<br />
* {{cite web|title= Maragathachalar Temple, Tiruveengoimalai<br />
|url= http://www.shivatemples.com/nofc/nc63.php |publisher=Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal}}<br />
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