High medieval · Hindu · India

Thoovanayanar Thoovainathar Temple (Paravai Un Mandali)

தூவாநாயனார் கோயில் தூவாய் நாதர் கோயில்

Tiruvarur (Arurparavaiumandali), Tamil Nadu · 10.7750°, 79.6367°

Shiva as Thoovainathar (consort Panchin Mennadiyal)Undetermined—Paadal Petra Sthalam

Sacred since

1000 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

dating unrecorded

Undetermined

History & significance

A shrine on Tiruvarur's East Street, historically called Arurparavaiyunmandazhi, counted among the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams and glorified by Tirugnanasambandar.

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Sources

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