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''' Tirukkaanoor Semmeninathar Temple''' (திருக்கானூர் செம்மேனிநாதர் கோயில்) is a [[Hindu temple]] located at Thirukanur in [[Thanjavur district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The historical name of the place is Tirukanurpatti. The place is also called as Manalmedu.<ref>[http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=387 Sri Semmeninathar Karumbeswarar temple], [[Dinamalar]]</ref> The presiding deity is [[Shiva]]. He is called as Semmeninathar. His consort is known as Sivayoganayaki.<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]] [[Tirugnanasambandar]] and [[Tirunavukkarasar]]. The temple is counted as one of the temples built on the northern banks of [[River Kaveri]].<ref name=Ka>{{cite book|title=River cauvery the most battl(r)ed|last=Ka. Vi.|first=Kannan|page=44|publisher=Notion Press|year=2019|isbn=9781684666041|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4CGFDwAAQBAJ&q=thiruvavaduthurai}}</ref><br />
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== Literary Mention ==<br />
Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:<ref>Tirugnanasambandar Tevaram, I: 73:4</ref> <br />
{{cquote|விண்ணார்திங்கட் கண்ணிவெள்ளை மர்லை யதுசூடித்<br><br />
தண்ணாரக்கோ டாமைபூண்டு தழைபுன் சடைதாழ<br><br />
எண்ணாவந்தெ னில்புகுந்தங் கெவ்வ நோய்செய்தான்<br><br />
கண்ணார்சோலைக் கானூர்மேய விண்ணோர் பெருமானே.}}<br />
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Tirunavukkarasar describes the feature of the deity as:<ref>Tirunavukkarasar Tevaram, V: 76:7</ref> <br />
{{cquote|நீரும் பாரும் நெருப்பும் அருக்கனும்<br><br />
காரும் மாருதங் கானூர் முளைத்தவன்<br><br />
சேர்வு மொன்றறி யாது திசைதிசை<br><br />
ஓர்வு மென்றில ரோடித் திரிவரே.}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{cite web|title= Sri Semmeninathar Karumbeswarar temple|url= http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=387 |publisher =[[Dinamalar]]}}<br />
* {{cite web|title= Semmeninathar Temple, Tirukkaanur |url= http://www.shivatemples.com/nofc/nc56.php |publisher=Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal}}<br />
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