Rathnagiriswarar Temple

Rathnagiriswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located in Thirumarugal, 10 km East of Nannilam, Near Nagapatnam, in Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu in India.
It is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams, where two of the most revered Nayanars, Appar and Tirugnana Sambandar have sung the glories of this temple.

Name origin

Thirumarugal derived its name from a plantain named Marugal, a type of banana tree found inside the northern-side of the Rathnagiriswarar temple since time immemorial.