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| name = Vandurai Nathar Temple<br />
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| country = {{Flag|India}}<br />
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| district = [[Tiruvarur]]<br />
| location = [[Cherivadi Vaikal]] in the [[Tiruvarur district]]<br />
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| deity = Lord [[Shiva]]<br />
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'''Vandurai Nathar Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] located at [[Cherivadi Vaikal]] in the [[Tiruvarur district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The presiding deity is [[Shiva]].<br />
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== Paadal Petra Sthalam ==<br />
It is one of the shrines of the 275 [[Paadal Petra Sthalam]]s - [[Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu#Sthalams|Shiva Sthalams]] glorified in the early medieval ''[[Tevaram]]''.<ref name="dinamalar">{{cite web|url=http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=337|title= Vandurainathar Temple |publisher=temple.dinamalar.com|accessdate=5 September 2015}}</ref> The consort of the presiding deity, [[Parvati]], is known as Vel Nedunganni. The historical name of the place is Tiruventhurai.<ref name="dinamalar"/><ref name="shivatemples.com">[http://www.shivatemples.com/sofc/sc112.php Vanduthurainathar Temple, Tiruvendurai]</ref><br />
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== Legend ==<br />
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According to [[Hindu mythology]], the sage Brungi worshipped Shiva at this place. When Shiva's consort [[Parvati]] angry with Brungi for not having given importance to her, cursed him and tried to stall his worship, Brungi took the form of a [[bee]] (''vandu'') and entered the ear of Shiva's idol.<br />
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== Significance ==<br />
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There are shrines to [[Ganesha]], [[Murugan]], [[Ardhanarisvara]], [[Brahma]], [[Bhairava]], [[Surya]], [[Chandra]] and [[Shani]] within the temple complex. Hymns in praise of the temple have been composed by the [[Saivite]] saint [[Sambandar]] in his ''[[Thevaram]]''.{{fact|date=August 2020}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{cite web|title=Vandurai Nathar Temple|url=http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=337|publisher=[[Dinamalar]]}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Shiva temples in Tiruvarur district]]<br />
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