Tirukkaanoor Semmeninathar Temple
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Tirukkaanoor Semmeninathar Temple (திருக்கானூர் செம்மேனிநாதர் கோயில்) is a Hindu temple located at Thirukanur in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of the place is Tirukanurpatti. The place is also called as Manalmedu.[1] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Semmeninathar. His consort is known as Sivayoganayaki.
It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanars Tirugnanasambandar and Tirunavukkarasar. The temple is counted as one of the temples built on the northern banks of River Kaveri.[2]