High medieval · Hindu · India

Thiruthuraipoondi Piravi Marundeeswarar Temple

Thiruthuraipoondi, Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu · 10.5329°, 79.6404°

Shiva as Piravi Marundeeswarar, also worshipped as GajasamharamurthyUndeterminedDravidian

Sacred since

1000 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

dating unrecorded

Undetermined

History & significance

A Shiva temple in Tiruvarur district counted among the Tamil nakshatra temples, this one being the shrine of those born under the Ashvini birth star.

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined