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{{Infobox temple<br />
| name = Visvanathar Temple, Kunniyur<br />
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| country = {{Flag|India}}<br />
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| district = [[Tiruvarur]]<br />
| location = Kunniyur<br />
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| deity = Lord [[Shiva]]<br />
| architecture = [[Dravidian architecture]]<br />
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'''Visvanathar Temple Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to the deity [[Shiva]], located at Kunniyur in [[Tiruvarur]] district in [[Tamil Nadu]] ([[India]]).<ref name="bmj">பு.மா.ஜெயசெந்தில்நாதன், தேவார வைப்புத்தலங்கள், வர்த்தமானன் பதிப்பகம், சென்னை, 2009</ref><ref name=shaivam>[https://shaivam.org/hindu-hub/temples/place/336/kunriyur-viswanathar-temple மூவர் தேவார வைப்புத் தலங்கள், Muvar Thevara Vaippu Thalangal, குன்றியூர் - (குன்னியூர்) Kunriyur - (Kunniyur), (2-39-1), (6-70-5)]</ref><ref>[http://www.shivatemples.com/vt/vtlist2.php தேவார வைப்புத் தலங்கள், குன்றியூர், 2-39-1, 6-70-5]</ref><br />
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==Vaippu Sthalam==<br />
It is one of the shrines of the [[Vaippu Sthalam]]s sung by Tamil Saivite [[Nayanars|Nayanar]] [[Sambandar]] and [[Appar]].<ref name=shaivam/><br />
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==Presiding deity==<br />
The presiding deity is represented by the ''[[lingam]]'' known as Visvanathar. The Goddess is known as Visalakshi.<ref name="bmj"/><br />
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==Location==<br />
In inscriptions this place is known as Arumozhideva Valanattu Kundriyur.<ref name=shaivam/><br />
It is located at a distance of 10 km in [[Tiruvarur]] in [[Thiruthuraipoondi]] road.<ref name="bmj"/><br />
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Tiruvarur district]]<br />
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