Soundareswarar Temple, Tirunaraiyur
| Location of the temple | Tirunaraiyur |
| Lord Shiva known as | Soundareswarar |
| Female deity known as | Thiripurasundari |
| Pathigam | Thirunavukarasar, Sambandar |
| How to reach | This temple is located 17 Kms from Chidambaram enroute to Kattumannargudi via Kumaratchi and one has to get down at a bus stop known as Tirunaaraiyur. A branch road from this bus stop goes to the temple which is about half a km. from here. |
| Temple address | Arumighu Soundareswarar Temple Tirunaraiyur Post Via Lalpet Kattumannarkudi Taluk Cuddalore District Pin-608303 |
| Map showing location of Tirunaraiyur temple from Chidambaram Map courtesy by: Google Maps |
Map showing location of Tirunaraiyur temple from Kattumannarkudi Map courtesy by: Google Maps |
This Shivasthalam is famous for the shrine of Pollaappilliar who blessed a small boy by name Nambiyaandar Nambi with divine knowledge. According to legend, the Chola King First Rajarajan was informed by Pollaappilliar the whereabouts of Tevara Paadal. Eventhough Tirunavukarasar, Sambandar and Sundarar composed the Tevara Pathigams during 7th to 9th Century AD, the inscriptions of the same were lying buried inside Chidambaram Temple. Chola King First Rajarajan with the help of the blessed boy Nambiaandar Nambi saw to it that the Tevaara Paadal were recovered and preserved. Apart from what were destroyed by white ants, the remaining Tevaara Paadal (Pathigams) were indexed and arranged in proper order and what we know today of Tevaara Paadal were thus recovered from destruction by the blessings of Pollaappilliar, whose shrine inside Tirunaaraiyur Shiva Temple is well known.