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	''' Thirumakalam Mahakalanathar Temple'''<ref name="dinamalar">{{Cite web		''' Thirumakalam Mahakalanathar Temple'''<ref name="dinamalar">{{Cite web
	\|url= ~~http~~://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=356		\|url= https://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=356
	\|title= Sri Mahakalanathar temple\|work=Dinamalar temples		\|title= Sri Mahakalanathar temple\|work=Dinamalar temples
	\|~~accessdate~~=8 August 2015		\|access-date=8 August 2015
	}}</ref>(திருமாகாளம் மகாகாளநாதர் கோயில்) is a [[Hindu temple]] located at Thirumakalam in [[Tiruvarur district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref>[http://www.shivatemples.com/sofc/sc055.php Maakaalanathar Temple, Ambar Maakaalam]</ref> The presiding deity is [[Shiva]]. He is called as Mahakalanathar. His consort is known as Bayakshambikai.<ref name="dm">[~~http~~://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=356 Sri Mahakalanathar temple]</ref>		}}</ref>(திருமாகாளம் மகாகாளநாதர் கோயில்) is a [[Hindu temple]] located at Thirumakalam in [[Tiruvarur district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref>[http://www.shivatemples.com/sofc/sc055.php Maakaalanathar Temple, Ambar Maakaalam]</ref> The presiding deity is [[Shiva]]. He is called as Mahakalanathar. His consort is known as Bayakshambikai.<ref name="dm">[https://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=356 Sri Mahakalanathar temple]</ref>

	== Significance ==		== Significance ==
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* {{cite web\|title= Sri Mahakalanathar temple\|url= ~~http~~://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=356 \|publisher =[[Dinamalar]]}}		* {{cite web\|title= Sri Mahakalanathar temple\|url= https://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=356 \|publisher =[[Dinamalar]]}}
	* {{cite web\|title= Maakaalanathar Temple, Ambar Maakaalam		* {{cite web\|title= Maakaalanathar Temple, Ambar Maakaalam
	\|url= http://www.shivatemples.com/sofc/sc055.php \|publisher=Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal}}		\|url= http://www.shivatemples.com/sofc/sc055.php \|publisher=Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal}}

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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox temple
| name = Thirumakalam Mahakalanathar Temple
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| map_type =
| map_caption =
| coordinates =
| country = {{Flag|India}}
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| district = [[Tiruvarur]]
| location = Thirumakalam in [[Tiruvarur district]]
| elevation_m =
| deity = Lord ([[Shiva]]),
| architecture =
}}
[[File:Ambarmahalam mahalesvarar temple1.jpg|200x200px|right|The entrance of the temple|thumb]]
''' Thirumakalam Mahakalanathar Temple'''<ref name="dinamalar">{{Cite web
|url= http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=356
|title= Sri Mahakalanathar temple|work=Dinamalar temples
|accessdate=8 August 2015
}}</ref>(திருமாகாளம் மகாகாளநாதர் கோயில்) is a [[Hindu temple]] located at Thirumakalam in [[Tiruvarur district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref>[http://www.shivatemples.com/sofc/sc055.php Maakaalanathar Temple, Ambar Maakaalam]</ref> The presiding deity is [[Shiva]]. He is called as Mahakalanathar. His consort is known as Bayakshambikai.<ref name="dm">[http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=356 Sri Mahakalanathar temple]</ref>

== Significance ==
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]].<ref name="dm"/>

== Literary Mention ==
[[File: Ambarmahalam mahalesvarar temple2.jpg|left|100x150px|thumb|Vimana of the presiding deity]]
Tirugnanasambandar describes the features of the deity as:<ref>Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, I: 83:8</ref>
{{cquote|கொலையார் மழுவோடு கோலச் சிலையேந்தி<br>
மலையார் புனலம்பர் மாகா ளம்மேய<br>
கிளரும் சடையணணல் கேடில் கழலேத்தத்<br>
தளரும் முறுநோய்கள் சாருந் தவந்தானே.}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{cite web|title= Sri Mahakalanathar temple|url= http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=356 |publisher =[[Dinamalar]]}}
* {{cite web|title= Maakaalanathar Temple, Ambar Maakaalam
|url= http://www.shivatemples.com/sofc/sc055.php |publisher=Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal}}

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[[Category:Shiva temples in Tiruvarur district]]
[[Category:Padal Petra Stalam]]

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