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| country = [[India]]<br />
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| district = [[Mayiladuthurai district|Mayiladuthurai]]<br />
| location = Thiruvalampuram<br />
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| deity = Valampurinathar([[Shiva]]) <br />
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The '''Valampurinathar Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to [[Lord Siva]] located in Melaperumpallam, [[Mayiladuthurai district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref>{{citation|title=Tourist Guide to Tamil Nadu|year=2010|publisher=Sura Books|isbn= 978-81-7478-177-2|page=69}}</ref> It situated close to [[Puhar, Mayiladuthurai|Puhar]] and [[Thiruvenkadu]]. The temple dates back to the [[Medieval Cholas]] period.<br />
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==Speciality==<br />
The temple is revered by the [[Thevaram]] hymns of ''Saiva [[nayanars]]'', 7th century [[Tamil people|Tamil]] saint poets and classified as ''[[Paadal Petra Sthalam]]''.<ref>''Concise classified dictionary of Hinduism''.P.68. Kodayanallur Vanamamalai Soundara Rajan</ref> The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Valampuranathar. His consort is known as Vaduvakirkanni. The temple is counted as one of the temples built on the banks of [[River Kaveri]]. This temple has samadhi of Herananda Maharishi and is called Ganapathy Sthalam<ref name=Ka>{{cite book|title=River cauvery the most battl(r)ed|last=Ka. Vi.|first=Kannan|page=39|publisher=Notion Press|year=2019|isbn=9781684666041|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4CGFDwAAQBAJ&q=thiruvavaduthurai}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Shiva temples in Mayiladuthurai district]]<br />
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