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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Tiruvadanai
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| other_name = Thiru Adanai
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Ramanathapuram district|Ramanathapuram]]
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'''Tiruvadanai''' or '''Thiruvadanai''' is a town and a taluk headquarters of the [[Ramanathapuram district]], in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The town is known for the [[Adhi Ratneswarar Temple]] and is mentioned in the [[Thevaram]] hymns.

It is situated about 70 km away from [[Ramanathapuram]] and can be reached from [[Karaikudi]] via [[Devakottai]] or [[Madurai]] via [[Sivagangai]].

==Etymology==
Thiruvadanai is one of the many temple towns in the state which is named after the grooves, clusters or forests dominated by a particular variety of a tree or shrub and the same variety of tree or shrub sheltering the presiding deity. The region is believed to have been covered with Vilva forest and hence called Vilvavanam.<ref>{{cite book|title=Alayam - The Hindu temple - An epitome of Hindu Culture|publisher=Sri Ramakrishna Math|year=2013|location=Mylapore, Chennai|last=Reddy|first=G.Venkatramana|isbn=978-81-7823-542-4|page=10}}</ref>

The name Tiruvadanai or Thiruvadanai is believed to have originated from an ancient myth associated with the town. Legend has it that Vaaruni, the son of [[Varuna]], the God of rain who was cursed by a Sage to have an elephant's body and a goat's head, regained his normal form after worshiping [[Shiva]] at this temple. The name of the town is believed to have been derived from this mythological incident(Thiru- sacred; Adu- goat; Aanai- elephant; Thiru Adanai- the sacred place, where the goat-headed-elephant regained his original form).<ref name="HB">{{cite web | url=http://www.hindubooks.org/temples/tamilnadu/tiruvadanai/index.htm | title=Hindu Books - Tiruvadanai | accessdate=27 October 2013}}</ref>

==Adhi Ratneswarar Temple==
The Adhi Ratneswarar Temple situated in Tiruvadanai, is one of the 14 temples in Paandiya Naadu praised in the Thevaram hymns. Sages [[Agasthya]], [[Markandeya]] and the holy cow [[Kamadenu]] were believed to have worshiped [[Lord Shiva]] at this temple.

The temple is also mentioned in the Thirupugal and Thevara Pathigam works of Tamil poets [[Arunagirinathar]] and [[Sambandar]] respectively.<ref name="Thedu.in">{{cite web | url=http://thedu.in/data/old-temples-in-india/article/676-sri-adhi-ratneswarar-temple-thiruvadanai | title=Sri Adhi Ratneswarar temple- Thiruvadanai | accessdate=27 October 2013}}</ref>

==Transportation==
The town is well connected {{Where|date=August 2021}} by means of road. The nearest railway station is situated at the Devakottai Road train station and the [[Madurai International Airport|nearest airport]] is at [[Madurai]].

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Ramanathapuram district]]

Tiruvadanai - Revision history

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