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{{Infobox temple
| name = Thiruvisanallur Sivayoginathar Temple
| image = Thiruvisanallur (9).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 = [[Tanjore]]
| location = [[Thiruvisanallur]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
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| deity = Sivagurunatha Swamy([[Shiva]])
Soundaranayagi ([[Parvathi]])
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| temple_tank = Jatayu Theertham
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'''Sivayoginathar Temple''' <ref name="ta.wikipedia.org">[[:ta:திருவிசநல்லூர் யோகநந்தீசுவரர் கோயில்]]</ref> also known as '''Yoganandeswarar temple''' (யோகநந்தீசுவரர் கோயில்)is located in [[Thiruvisanallur]] in [[Thanjavur district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The temple is incarnated by the hymns of [[Thevaram]] and is classified as ''[[Paadal Petra Sthalam]]''. The temple is considered 43rd of the Tevara Stalams in [[Chola Nadu]] located North of the river [[Cauvery]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.templefolks.com/temple-pedia/sri-sivayoginathar-temple.html |title=Sri Sivayoginathar Temple | publisher=Temple Folks |date= | accessdate= 7 June 2019}}</ref>

==Legend==
[[File:Thiruvisanallur (7).jpg|200px|thumb|left|Panel on the second precinct showing Dakshinamurthy]]
As per Hindu legend, a king belonging to present day Kerala had illicit relation with lot of women. He also tortured and cheated many of them. At one stage, the king wanted to restore to a decent life and found a [[yogi]] who advised him to visit Thiruvisanallur. The king reached the place, had a dip in river [[Cauvery]] and worshipped Sivayoginathar to get rid of his curse. The legend leads to the belief that whoever incurs curse of women, gets curative visiting the temple.

As per another legend, [[Nandi (bull)|Nandi]] (the sacred bull of Shiva) got rid of [[Yama]] (Hindu god of death), who was approaching a worshipper of Shiva. This legend leads to the belief that a visit to the place is a curative to death related fears.<ref name="Sridhar">{{cite book|title=Kumbakonam Azhaikkirathu|isbn=9788183682244|pages=20–23|publisher=New Horizon Media|year=2007|last=Sharma|first=Sridhara|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D0HOpzd4-cwC&printsec=frontcover&dq=kumbakonam+azhaikkirathu&hl=en&sa=X&ei=y4E2UaypGpCe9QSN5IFY&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAA}}</ref>

== History ==

[[Thiruvisanallur]] can be traced to the time of the [[Medieval Cholas]] having 97 inscriptions dating back to [[Parantaka I]], [[Rajaraja Chola I]] and [[Rajendra Chola II]].<ref name="sindianshrines">{{cite book|title=South Indian shrines: illustrated|author=P. V. Jagadisa Ayyar|publisher=Madras Times Printing and Pub. Co.|year=1920|pages=333–341}}</ref>

==Architecture==
[[File:Sivayoginathar temple (14).jpg|200px|thumb|left|Image of the clock]]
The Sivayoginathar Temple is believed to be built at the spot where eight Siva yogis attained salvation and merged with the ''[[lingam]]''. The shrine is dedicated to Chatur Kala [[Bhairava]], one of the four [[Bhairava]]s. The temple has a 5 tier rajagopuram with a large temple complex. The temple was erected during the [[Parantaka I]] reign 907-955 A.D. The sanctum is akin to ''Vaprabandha'' type with ''Arthapadma'', a feature not mentioned in ''[[Vastu Shastra]]'' texts. The beautiful large ''vyalas'' in the ''prathimukha'' are among the most powerfully conceived of their kind. It is of modest proportions and consists of the sanctuary and its attached ''[[mandapam]]''(hall). The two cover a total length of 15.3m, with its ''[[vimana]]'' measuring about 15.3m. The ''[[mandapam]]'' is a hall of 4 central pillars, and a vestibule provided at its back, leading to the sanctum, which is a square chamber of 3.7m. The lion motif is absent in the pillars though it reappeared in friezes where ever suited. The pillars in the interior are typical of [[Chola]] art. The usual deities are enshrined in the central niches outside the wall of the sanctum. The ''toranas'' over the south and west niches are of good workmanship, especially that on the west, which is perhaps the finest in [[South India]]<ref>''Temples of South India'' P.113. V.V. Subba Reddy</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
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