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 Sthalam]s, 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.

Temple

Legend