Shiva temples of Tamil Nadu

Shiva temples are Hindu temples with shrines of Shiva, one of Hinduism's principal deities. It is estimated that there are over 260 Shiva temples in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Pancha Bhuta Sthalam

The Pancha Bhuta Sthalam are temples which embody the manifestation of the five elements: land, water, air, sky, and fire.

Image	Temple	Element	Location
	Sri Ekambaranathar Temple	Land	Kanchipuram
	Arunachaleshwarar Temple	Fire	Tiruvannamalai
	Jambukeswarar Temple	Water	Tiruchchirappalli
	Thillai Nataraja Temple	Sky	Chidambaram
	Srikalahasti Temple	Air	Kalahasthi, Andhra Pradesh

Pancha Sabhai

Pancha Sabhai are the five temples where Shiva is believed to have performed the Cosmic Dance.

Image	Temple	Aspect	Location
	Sri Vadaranyeswarar Temple	Diamond	Thiruvalangadu
	Chidambaram Temple	Gold	Chidambaram
	Sundareswarar Temple	Silver	Madurai
	Azhagiya koothar Temple	Copper	Chepparai, Tirunelveli
	Kutralanathar Temple	Art	Kutralam

Paadal Petra Sthalam

The Paadal Petra Sthalam temples are revered in the Tamil Tevaram, which includes the works of the seventh- to ninth-century Nalvar poets Thirunavukarasar, Sambandar and Sundarar.

Chennai and Tiruvallur

Image	Name	Location
	Thiyagaraja Swamy Temple	Thiruvotriyur
	Kapaleeswarar Temple	Thirumayilai
	Marundeeswarar Temple	Thiruvanmiyur
	Tiruvaleeswarar Temple	Thiruvalithaayam
	Masilamaniswarar Temple	Thirumullaivayil
	Vedapureeswarar Temple	Thiruverkadu
	Vaseeswarar Temple	Thirupasoor
	Idaisuranathar Temple	Thiruidaichuram
	Marundeeswarar Temple	Thirukachoor
	Sri Vadaranyeswarar Temple	Thiruvaalangadu
	Undreeshwarar Temple	Thiruvenbakkam
	Arambeswarar Temple	Ilambayam Kottur
	Tripuranthaka Swamy Temple	Thiruvirkolam
	Vedagiriswarar Temple	Thirukazhukundram
	Aksheeswaraswamy Temple	Acharapakkam
	Tirukkandalam Sivanandeswarar Temple	Tirukandalam, Tiruvallur

Coimbatore

Image	Name	Location
	Perur Pateeswarar Temple	Perur
	Arulmigu Manneaswarar Temple	Annur
	Theneeswarar Temple	Vellalore

Kancheepuram

Image	Name	Location
	Ekambareswarar Temple	Kancheepuram
	Maakaraleeswarar Temple	Thirumaagaral
	Valeeswarar Temple	Kuranganilmuttam
	Thalapurishwarar Temple/Kirubanathiswarar Temple	Thiruppanangadu
	Vedapureeswarar Temple	Thiruvothur
	Manikandeswarar Temple	Thirumarperu
	Thiruveeral Temple	Thiruveeral
	Vilwanatheswarar Temple	Tiruvallam

Ulundurpettai

Image	Name	Location
	Sri Bhakthajaneswarar Temple	Thirunavalur, northeast of Ulundurpet
	Sornakatesvarar Temple	Thiruvennainallur, 15 km northwest of Ulundurpet
	Sivaloganathar Temple	Thirumundeecharam, northeast of Ulundurpet

Karaikal

Image	Temple	Location
	Tirunallar Dharbaranyeswarar Temple	5 km west of Karaikal, on the Kumbakonam road and the south bank of the Kaveri
	Dharumapuram Yazhmoorinathar Temple	2 km on the Thirunallaru–Karaikal road, on the south bank of the Kaveri
	Tiruvettakkudi Sundareshwarar Temple	Near Karaikal, on the south bank of the Kaveri
	Tiruttelicheri Parvatheeswarar Temple	In Kovilpathu, on the south bank of the Kaveri

Mannargudi

Image	Temple	Location
	Vennikarumbeeswarar Temple, Thiruvenniyur, Kovilvenni	8 km northwest of Needamangalam on the Tanjore-Tiruvarur road, south bank of the Kaveri
	Parijatha Vaneswarar Temple, Thirukalar	23 km southeast of Manargudi on the Thiruthuraipoondi road, south bank of the Kaveri
	Chathuranga vallapanathar Temple, Thirupoovanur	8 km north of Mannargudi on the Needamangalam road, south bank of the Kaveri
	Kozhuntheesar Temple, Kottur	15 km southeast of Mannargudi, south bank of the Kaveri
	Thiruppaereyil, Ogaiperaiyur	16 km northeast of Mannargudi, south bank of the Kaveri
	Nellivana Nathar, Thirunellikaval	23 km east of Mannargudi, south bank of the Kaveri
	Manikkavannar Temple, Thirunaattiyathankudi	10 km northeast of Mannargudi, 12 km southeast of Koothanallur, south bank of the Kaveri
	Agneeswarar Temple, Thirukollikadu	19 km from Mannargudi
	Sri Ramanatha Swamy Temple, Thirurameshwaram	11 km from Mannargudi, on the Thiruthuraipoondi road
	Vendurainathar Temple, Thiruvanduthurai	10 km east of Mannargudi, south bank of the Kaveri
	Thiruneelakanteswarar Temple	1 km east of Rajagopalaswamy Temple, Mannargudi, south bank of the Kaveri
	Annamalai Nathar Temple, Mannargudi	2 km west of Rajagopalaswamy Temple, south bank of the Kaveri
	Kailasa Nathar Temple	1.5 km east of Rajagopalaswamy Temple, south bank of the Kaveri
	Meenakshi Sokkanathar Temple	4 km southeast of Rajagopalaswamy Temple, south bank of the Kaveri
	Jayamkonda Nathar Temple	2 km northeast of Rajagopalaswamy Temple, south bank of the Kaveri
	Kasivishwa Nathar Temple	2 km northeast of Rajagopalaswamy Temple, south bank of the Kaveri
	Kasivishwa Nathar Temple	1 km north of Rajagopalaswamy Temple, south bank of the Kaveri
	Kamakshi Samedha Ekambareswarar Temple	1 km east of Rajagopalaswamy Temple, south bank of the Kaveri
	Pamani Naganathar Temple	2 km north of Mannargudi, south bank of the Kaveri, north bank of the Pamaniyar River

Thiruthuraipoondi

Image	Temple	Location
	Thandalai Neelneri	3 km north of Thiruthuraipoondi on the Tiruvarur road, south bank of the Kaveri
	Kaichinnam	11 km north of Thiruthuraipoondi, south bank of the Kaveri
	Thiruthengoor	16 km north of Thiruthuraipoondi, 2 km from Thirunellikkaa, south bank of the Kaveri
	Thirukkollikkadu	15 km north of Thiruthuraipoondi, south bank of the Kaveri
	Thiruchitremam	14 km northeast of Thiruthuraipoondi, south bank of the Kaveri
	Idumbaavanam	12 km south of Thiruthuraipoondi, south bank of the Kaveri; 2 km west of Karpaganadharkulam
	Thirukkadikulam, Karpaganadharkulam, Karpaganarkoil	2 km east of Idumbavanam temple, south bank of the Kaveri
	Thiruvuchaathanam, Koviloor	2 km north of Muthupettai, southwest of Thiruthuraipoondi, south bank of the Kaveri

Thanjavur

Image	Temple	Location
	Vedapuriswarar Temple	7 km north of Thanjavur, 1 km from Thirukkandiyur; Kaveri south bank
	Vasishteswarar Temple	In Thittai, 10 km north of Thanjavur; Kaveri south bank
	Paridiniyamam Parithiappar Temple	18 km southeast of Thanjavur, 4 km north of Orathanad; Kaveri south bank
	Aradhaiperumpaazhi, Arithuvaramangalam	Accessible by the Thanjavur bus; Kaveri south bank
	Avalivanallur Satchinathar Temple	3 km west of Aradhaiperumpaazhi; Kaveri south bank
	Akshayapureeswarar Temple	In Vilankulam, 18 km from Peravurani
	Brihadisvara Temple	1 km from old bus stand, 1 km from Thanjavur palace

Madurai

Image	Temple	Location
	Meenakshi Temple	Madurai city center
	Thiru Aappanoor	About 2 km from the city center, on the north bank of the Vaigai River
	Subramaniya Swamy Temple	9 km southwest of Madurai, one of the Six Abodes of Murugan
	Edaganathar temple	In Thiruvedagam, 17 km northwest of Madurai
	Piranmalai Kodunkundreeswar Temple	24 km northwest of Thiruputhur
	Poovananathar Temple Thirupuvanam	19 km east of Madurai, on the Vaigai River
	Adhi Ratneswarar Temple	Tiruvadanai
	Thirumeninathar temple	In Tiruchuli, 48 km south of Madurai
	Kalaiyar Kovil	18 km east of Sivaganga
	Tiruttalinathar Temple	In Thiruputhur, 20 km west of Karaikkudi
	Thiruppunavayil	25 km south of Thiru Aappanoor
	Shree Kailasha Nathar Temple	In Piramanoor, 23 km east of Madurai

Dindigul

The Lord Malligarjuna Swamy Temple is in Kondarangi Keeranur, Dindigul district.

Tirunelveli

Image	Temple	Location
	Nellaiappar Temple	Tirunelveli
	Thirukutralam	Kutralam
	Sankaranayinarkoil	Sankarankovil
	Kasi Viswanathar Temple	Tenkasi
	Papanasanathar Temple	In Papanasam, 49 km from Tirunelveli
	Sivasailam Temple	In Sivasailam, 60 km from Tirunelveli

Nava Kailasam temples

These nine Shiva temples are on the Thamirabarani River near Tirunelveli:

Papanasam
Cheran Mahadevi
Kodaganallur
Kunnathur, Tirunelveli
Murappanadu
Srivaikuntam
Thenthiruperai
Rajapathy
Senthamangalam, Tuticorin