Tirunaarayur Soundaryeswarar Temple
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Tirunaarayur Soundaryeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Thirunaraiyur in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu, India.[1] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Soundaryeswarar. His consort is known as Tiripurasundari.
It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Tirugnanasambandar.
This temple is also known for lord Ganesha as polla pillaiyar, and is a swayambhu deity. There is also a legend that mentions that deity has revealed himself to an adolescent Nambiyandar Nambi, whom was sent by his father to offer prashad to the deity.