Margabandeesvarar Temple, Sirupuliyur
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Margabandeesvarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located at Sirupuliyur in the Nannilam taluk of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.
The presiding deity in the garbhagriha, represented by the lingam, is known as Margabandeesvarar and Vazhitthunainathar.[1]
Nava Puliyur Temples
Patanjali and Vyaghrapada, also known as tiger legged Rishi wanted to see the celestial dance of Shiva. Shiva asked them to come on the day of Thaippusam. As per the advice of the Lord, Vyaghrapada and Patanjali came on that particular day and prayed to Shiva, for getting Moksha.Shiva, in turn, asked them to worship the nine Puliyurs known as 'Nava Puliyur' and complete the journey at Srirangam.[2] The spiritual journey made the devotees to feel that Ranganatha of Srirangam and Nataraja of Chidambaram are two forms of the God.[3] They worshipped the following nine Shiva temples.[2]