Paadal Petra Sthalams

The Paadal Petra Sthalam, also known as Thevara Sthalam, are 275 temples that are revered in the verses of Saiva Nayanars in the 6th-9th century CE and are amongst the greatest Shiva temples of the continent.

Thevaram literally means "garland of divine songs" and refers to the collection of verses sung praising Lord Shiva.

There are around 276 temples that are revered by the verses of Shaiva Nayanars and are amongst the greatest Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu. 

In Tamil Nadu there are 267 temples,

2 temples in Andhra pradesh,

1 temple in kerala,

1 temple in karnataka,

2 temples in Uttarakhand,

2 temples in Sri Lanka,

1 temple in Nepal, and Tirukailayam in Mount Kailash.

Chola Nadu (North of Cauvery River)

Temple Name-Location

1. SriNatarajar Temple - (Chidambaram)

2. SriPasupatheswarar Temple-Tiruvetkalam (Chidambaram)

3. Sri Uchinatheswarar Temple-Tirunelvayil (Sivapuri)

4. SriPaulvannanathar Temple-Tirukkazhippalai (Sivapuri)

5. Sri Sivalogathyagesar Temple-Tirunallurpperumanam (Aachchaalpuram)

6. Sri Tirumeniazhagar Temple-Mahendrapalli

7. SriMullaivana Nathar Temple-Ten Tirumullaivayil

8. Sri Sundareswarar Temple-Kalikkaamoor (Annappan Pettai)

9. Sri Chayavaneswarar Temple-Tiruchaaikaadu (Chaayavanam)

10. Sri Pallavaneswarar Temple-Pallavaneeswaram (Poompuhar)

11. Sri Swetaranyeswarar Temple-Tiruvenkadu

12. Sri AranyaSundareswarar Temple-Tirukkattuppalli (KeezhaiTirukattupalli)

13. Sri Velvidai Nathar Temple-Tirukkurukaavur

14. Sri Brahmapureesar Temple-Sirkali

15. Sri Thaalamudaiyaar Temple-Tirukkolakka (Sirkazhi)

16. Sri Vaidyanathar Temple-Pullirukkuvelur (Vaideeswaran Kovil)

17. Sri Kannayiranathar Temple-Kannaar Kovil (Kurumaanakkudi)

18. Sri Kadaimudinathar Temple-Tirukkadaimudi (Keezhaiyur)

19. Sri Mahalakshminathar Temple-Tiruninriyur

20. Sri Sivaloganathar Temple-Tiruppunkur

21. Sri Arulsomanatheswarar Temple-Tiruneedur

22. Sri Aabhathsagayeswarar Temple-Anniyur (Ponnur)

23. Sri KalyanaSundarar Temple-Tiruvelvikudi

24. Sri Airavatheswarar Temple-Edirkolpaadi (Melai Tirumananjeri)

25. Sri Arulvallalnathar Temple-Tirumanancheri

26. Sri Veerateswarar Temple-Tirukkurukkai

27. Sri KutramporuthaNathar Temple-Karuppariyalur (Talaignaayiru)

28. Sri Kunthalanathar Temple-Tirukkurukukka

29. Sri Manickavannar Temple-Tiruvaalkoliputrur

30. Sri Neelakandeswarar Temple-Tirumannippadikkarai (Iluppaipattu)

31. Sri Thuyartheerta Nathar Temple-Omampuliyur

32. Sri Pathanchali Nathar Temple-Tirukkaanaattumulloor

33. Sri Soundareswarar Temple-Tirunaarayur

34. Sri Amirthakadesar Temple-Kadambur

35. Sri Pasupatinathar Temple-Pandanainallur

36. Sri Agneeswarar Temple-Kanjanoor

37. Sri Kodeeswarar Temple-Tirukkodikaval

38. Sri Prana Natheswarar Temple-Tirumangalakkudi

39. Sri Sadaiappar Temple-Tiruppanantaal

40. Sri Balukandanathar Temple-Tiruvaappaadi

41. Sri Sathyagirisurar Temple-Tirucheignalur

42. Sri Karkadeswarar Temple-Tirundudevankudi (Nandankoil)

43. Sri Yoganandar Temple-Tiruviyalur

44. Sri Kodeeswarar Temple-Kottaiyur

45. Sri Ezhuthtarinathar Temple-Innambar

46. Sri Satchinathar Temple-Tiruppurampayam

47. Sri Vijayanathar Temple-Vijayamangai

48. Sri Vilvavananathar Temple-Tiruvaikavur

49. Sri Kulaivanangunathar Temple-Kurangaaduturai

50. Sri Aabathasagayanathar Temple-Tiruppazhanam

51. Sri Panchanathiswarar Temple-Tiruvaiyaru

52. Sri Neiyadiyappar Temple-Tiruneittanam (Thillaisthanam)

53. Sri Vyakra Pureesar Temple-Tirupperumpuliyur

54. Sri Vajrathampanathar Temple-Tirumazhapadi

55. Sri Vadamoolanathar Temple-Tiruppazhuvur (Keezha Pazhuvur)

56. Sri Semmeninathar Temple-Tirukkanur

57. Sri Sathyavageeswarar Temple-Anbilalanturai

58. Sri Amravaneswarar Temple-Tirumaanturai

59. Sri Moolanathar Temple-Tiruppaatrurai

60. Sri Jambukeswarar Temple-Tiru Aanaikkaa (Tiruvanaikaval)

61. Sri Neelakandeswarar Temple-Tiruppainneeli (Tiruppainjeeli)

62. Sri Maatrarivaradhar Temple-Tiruppaachilasramam (Tiruvaasi)

63. Sri Maragathachalar Temple-Tiruveengoimalai (Tiruvinganathamalai)

CHOLA NADU (South of Cauvery River)

Temple Name-Location

1. Sri Rathnagirinathar Temple-Vaatpokki (Iyermalai)

2. Sri Kadambavannadar Temple-Tirukadambanthurai (Kulitalai)

3. Sri Paraithurainathar Temple-Tirupparaaitturai

4. Sri Uchi Nathar Temple-Tirukkarkudi (Uyyakkondan Malai)

5. Sri Panchavarneswarar Temple-Uraiyur

6. Sri Thayumanavar Temple-Tiruchirappalli

7. Sri Erumbeezar Temple-Tiruverumbur

8. Sri Nithya Sundarar Temple-Tirunedungalam (Nedunkalam)

9. Sri Theeyadiappar Temple-Tirukkattuppalli

10. Sri Athmanatheswarar Temple-Tiruvalampozhil

11. Sri Pusphavananathar Temple-Tiruppoonturutti

12. Sri Veeratteswarar Temple-Tirukkandiyur

13. Sri Chotruthurainathar Temple-Tiruchotrutturai

14. Sri Vedhapureeswarar Temple-Tiruvedikkudi

15. Sri Pasupatheeswarar Temple-Tenkudittittai

16. Sri Pasupatheeswarar Temple-Tiruppullamangai

17. Sri Chakravageswarar Temple-Tiruchakrapalli

18. SriMullaivananathar Temple-Tirukkarukaavoor

19. Sri Palaivananathar Temple-Tiruppaalaitturai

20. Sri Panchavarnaeswarar Temple-Tirunallur

21. Sri Pasupatheeswarar Temple-Aavoor

22. Sri Sivakozhundeeswarar Temple-Tiruchatthimuttham

23. Sri Thenupureeswarar Temple-Patteeswaram

24. Sri Dharmapureeswarar Temple-Pazhaiyarai Vadatali

25. Sri Karpaganathar Temple-Tiruvalanchuzhi

26. Sri Kumbeswarar Temple-Tirukkudamookku (Kumbakonam)

27. Sri Nageswaraswamy Temple-Tirukkudandai Keezhkottam (Kumbakonam)

28. Sri Kasiviswanathar Temple-Kudandaikkaaronam (Kumbakonam)

29. Sri Naganathar Temple-Tirunageswaram

30. Sri Mahalingeswarar Temple-Tiruvidaimarudur

31. Sri Abathsahayanathar Temple-Ten Kurangaaduturai (Aduthurai)

32. Sri Neelakandeswarar Temple-Tiruneelakkudi

33. Sri Vaikalnathar Temple-Vaikanmaadakkovil

34. Sri Umamaheswarar Temple-Tirunallam (Koneri Rajapuram)

35. Sri Kokileswarar Temple-Tirukkozhambam

36. Sri Masilamani Eswarar Temple-Tiruvavaduturai

37. Sri Ukthavedeeswarar Temple-Tirutturutti (Kuththalam)

38. Sri Vedapureeswarar Temple-Tiruvazhundur

39. Sri Mayuranathar Temple-Mayiladuturai

40. Sri Thuraikattum Vallalar Temple-Vilanagar

41. Sri Veeratteswarar Temple-Tiruppariyalur

42. Sri Swarnapureesar Temple-Tiruchemponpalli

43. Sri Nattrunaiappar Temple-Tirunanipalli

44. Sri Valampuranathar Temple-Tiruvalampuram

45. Sri Shankarunatheswarar Temple-Tiruttalaichankadu

46. Sri Tantonreesar Temple-Aakkoor

47. Sri Veeratteswarar Temple-Tirukkadavur

48. Sri Brahmapureswarar Temple-Tirukkadavur Mayaanam

49. Sri Tirumeniazhagar Temple-Tiruvettakkudi

50. Sri Parvatheeswarar Temple-Tiruttelicheri (Karaikkal)

51. Sri Dharmapureeswarar Temple-Dharumapuram

52. Sri Dharbaranyeswarar Temple-Tirunallar

53. Sri Airavatheswarar Temple-Tirukkottaru

54. Sri Bhramapureesar Temple-Ambar

55. Sri Makalanathar Temple-Ambar Maakaalam

56. Sri Muyarchinatheswarar Temple-Tirumeeyachur

57. Sri SakalaBhuvaneswarar Temple-Tirumeeyachur

58. Sri Muktheeswarar Temple-Thilataipati

59. Sri Paambu Pureswarar Temple-Tiruppaampuram

60. Sri Mangaleswarar Temple-Sirukudi

61. Sri Nethrarbaneswarar Temple-Tiruveezhimizhalai

62. Sri Agneeswarar Temple-Tiruvanniyur

63. Sri Sargunatheswarar Temple-Karuvili

64. Sri Sivanandeswarar Temple-Penu Perunturai (Tiruppandurai)

65. Sri Siddhi Nadheswarar Temple-Naraiyur

66. Sri Padikkasu Alithanathar Temple-Arisirkaraiputtur (Alagarputhur)

67. Sri Sivapuranathar Temple-Sivapuram

68. Sri AmrithaKaleswarar Temple-Tirukalayanallur (Sakkottai)

69. Sri Sargunalingeswarar Temple-Tirukkarukkudi (Marudhanallur)

70. Sri Vaanchinathar Temple-Tiruvanchiyam

71. Sri Madhuvaneswarar Temple-Nannilam

72. Sri Pasupatheeswarar Temple-Tirukkondeeswaram

73. Sri Soundarya Nathar Temple-Tiruppanaiyur

74. Sri Veeratteswarar Temple-Virkudi

75. Sri Agneeswarar Temple-Tiruppugalur

76. Sri Vardhamaneswarar Temple-Tiruppugalur Vardhamaneswaram

77. Sri Ramanadeswarar Temple-Ramanadeeswaram (Tirukkannapuram)

78. Sri Tiruppayattreeswarar Temple-Tiruppayatrankudi

79. Sri Ganapatheswarar Temple-Tiruchenkattankudi

80. Sri Manikkavannar Temple-Tirumarugal

81. Sri Ayavandeeswarar Temple-Tiruchaattamangai

82. Sri Kayaroganeswarar Temple-Nagaikkaronam (Nagapattinam)

83. Sri Vennailingeswarar Temple-Sikkal

84. Sri Kediliyappar Temple-Keevalur

85. Sri Devapureeswarar Temple-Thevur

86. Sri Mukkonanathar Temple-Palliyin Mukkoodal

87. Sri Araneriyappar Temple-Achaleswaram (Tiruvarur)

88. Sri Vanmeekinathar Temple-Tiruvarur

89. Sri Thuvainathar Temple-Arurparavaiumandali (Tiruvarur)

90. Sri Pathanjali Manoharar Temple-Vilamar

91. Sri Karaveeranathar Temple-Karaveeram

92. Sri Priyanathar Temple-Peruvelur

93. Sri Adavalleswarar Temple-Talaiyalankadu

94. Sri Koneswarar Temple-Tirukkudavaayil (Kudavasal)

95. Sri Sara Parameswarar Temple-Tirucherai

96. Sri Palasavanesar Temple-Tirunalur Mayaanam

97. Sri Swarnapureesar Temple-Kaduvaaikaaraiputhur (Andankovil)

98. Sri Aabatsakaayeswarar Temple-Tiruvirumpoolai (Alangudi)

99. Sri Padhaleswarar Temple-Aradaipperumpazhi (Haridwara Mangalam)

100. Sri Sakshinathar Temple-Avalivanallur

101. Sri Paridhiyappar Temple-Paridiniyamam

102. Sri Venni Karumbeswarar Temple-Tiruvenniyur (Koyil venni)

103. Sri Pushpavanathar Temple-Tiruppoovanur

104. Sri Sarpa Pureeswarar Temple-Paadaaleeswaram (Mannargudi)

105. Sri Kalarmulainathar Temple-Tirukkalar

106. Sri Ponvaitha Natheswarar Temple-Tiruchitremam

107. Sri Mandirapureeswarar Temple-Tiruvusathanam (Koyilur)

108. Sri Sargunanatheswarar Temple-Tiruidumbavanam

109. Sri Karpageswarar Temple-Kadikkulam

110. Sri Neeneri Naathar Temple-Tandalaineeneri

111. Sri Kozhuntheesar Temple-Kottur

112. Sri Vanduthurainathar Temple-Vanduturai

113. Sri Vilvavaneswarar Temple-Tirukkollampudur

114. Sri Jagadeeswarar Temple-Pereyil

115. Sri Agneeswarar Temple-Tirukkollikkadu

116. Sri Vellimalainathar Temple-Tirutengur

117. Sri Nellivananatheswarar Temple-Tirunellikka

118. Sri Manikkavannar Temple-Tirunatyattankudi

119. Sri Kannayiranathar Temple-Tirukkarayil

120. Sri Naduthariyappar Temple-Kanraappur

121. Sri Manathunainathar Temple-Valivalam

122. Sri Kaichinanathan Temple-Kaichinam

123. Sri Kollilinathar Temple-Tirukkolili

124. Sri Voimoornathar Temple-Tiruvaimur

125. Sri Vedaranyeswarar Temple-Tirumaraikkadu (Vedaranyam)

126. Sri Agastheeswarar Temple-Tiru Agathiyan Palli

127. Sri Amirthagateswarar Temple-Kodikkarai

THONDAI NADU – 32 Temples

Temple Name-Location

1. Sri Ekambareswarar Temple-Kachi Ekambam (Kanchipuram)

2. Sri Tirumettralinayagar Temple-Kachi Metrali (Kanchipuram)

3. Sri Onakandeswarar Temple-Onakanthan Tali (Kanchipuram)

4. Sri Anekathangaa Padeswarar Temple-Kachi Anekatangapadam (Kanchipuram)

5. Sri Kaarai Tirunatheswarar Temple-Kachi Nerikkaaraikkadu (Kanchipuram)

6. Sri Valeeswarar Temple-Kuranganilmuttam (Dusi)

7. Sri Tirumagaraleeswarar Temple-Tirumaagaral

8. Sri Vedhanatheswarar Temple-Tiruvothur (Tiruvaththipuram)

9. Sri Panankatteeswarar Temple-Panankattur

10. Sri Vilva Naatheswarar Temple-Tiruvallam

11. Sri Manikandeswarar Temple-Tirumalper

12. Sri Umapatheeswarar Temple-Tiruvooral (Thakkolam)

13. Sri Deivanaatheswarar Temple-Ilambayankottur

14. Sri Thiripuranthakar Temple-Tiruvirkolam (Koovam)

15. Sri VadaAranyeswarar Temple-Tiruvalankadu

16. Sri Vaacheeswarar Temple-Tiruppaasur

17. Sri Oondreeswarar Temple-Tiruvenpakkam

18. Sri Sivanandeswarar Temple-Tirukkallil (Tirukkandalam)

19. Sri Kalahasthiswarar Temple-Kaalahasti

20. Sri Adipureesar Temple-Tiruvotriyur (Chennai)

21. Sri Tiruvalleeswarar Temple-Tiruvalithaayam (Padi, Chennai)

22. Sri Masilamani Eswarar Temple-Tirumullaivayil (Chennai)

23. Sri Vedhapureesar Temple-Tiruverkadu (Chennai)

24. Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple-Tirumayilai (Mylapore, Chennai)

25. Sri Marundheeswarar Temple-Tiruvanmyur (Chennai)

26. Sri Virunditta Eswarar Temple-Tirukkachoor

27. Sri Idaichuranathar Temple-Tiruvidaichuram

28. Sri Vedagireeswarar Temple-Tirukkalunkunram

29. Sri Atcheeswarar Temple-Tiru Acharapakkam

30. Sri Chandrasekharar Temple-Tiruvakkarai

31. Sri Arisilinathar Temple-Arasili

32. Sri Maakaleshwarar Temple-Irumbai Maakalam

NAADU NADU – 22 Temples

Temple Name-Location

1. Sri Arathurai Nathar Temple-Tirunelvayil Aratturai

2. Sri Sudarkozhundeesar Temple-Pennaagadam

3. Sri Nerikkattunayagar Temple-Goodalaiyatrur

4. Sri Neelakandeswarar Temple-Erukkattampuliyur (Rajenderapattinam)

5. Sri Sivakozhundeesar Temple-Tiruttinai Nagar

6. Sri Chopuranathar Temple-Tiruchopuram (Thyagavalli)

7. Sri Veerattanathar Temple-Tiruvatikai (Panruti)

8. Sri Tirunaavaleswarar Temple-Tirunaavalur

9. Sri Pazhamalainathar Temple-Tirumudukunram (Virudhachalam)

10. Sri Vennaiyappar Temple-Tirunelvennei (Ulundurpettai)

11. Sri Veeratteswarar Temple-Tirukkovilur

12. Sri Adhulyanadaeswarar Temple-Arankandanallur

13. Sri Idaiyattrunathar Temple-Tiruvidaiyaru

14. Sri Kirupapureeswarar Temple-Tiruvennainallur

15. Sri Pasupatheeswarar Temple-Tirutturaiyur

16. Sri Vadugurnathar Temple-Vatukur (Tiruvandarkoil)

17. Sri Vaamanapureeswarar Temple-Tirumaanikkuzhi

18. Sri Paadaleeswarar Temple-Tiruppaatirippuliyur (Cuddalore)

19. Sri Sivaloga Nathar Temple-Tirumundeeswaram

20. Sri Panankatteesar Temple-Puravaar Panankattur (Panayapuram)

21. Sri Azhagiyanayanaar Temple-Tiru Aamaathur

22. Sri Arunachaleswarar Temple-Tiruvannamalai

PANDIYA NADU – 14 Temples

Temple Name-Location

1. Sri Sundareswarar Temple-Aalavaai (Madurai)

2. Sri Aappudaiyar Temple-Tiruaappanur (Madurai)

3. Sri Parangirinathar Temple-Tirupparankunram

4. Sri Edaganatheswarar Temple-Tiruvedakam

5. Sri Kodunkundreesar Temple-Tirukkodunkunram (Piranmalai)

6. Sri Tiruttalinathar Temple-Tirupputhur

7. Sri Pazhampathinayagar Temple-Tiruppunavayil

8. Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple-Rameswaram

9. Sri AadaanaiNathar Temple-Tiruvaadaanai

10. Sri Kaalaiappar Temple-Tirukkaanapper (Kaalayar Kovil)

11. Sri Poovananathar Temple-Tiruppoovanam

12. Sri Tirumeninathar Temple-Tiruchuzhial

13. Sri Kutralanathar Temple-Kutralam

14. Sri Nellaiappar Temple-Tirunelveli

KONGU NADU – 7 Temples

Temple Name-Location

1. Sri Avinasiappar Temple-Tiruppukoliyur (Avinasi)

2. Sri Tirumuruganathaswamy Temple-Tirumuruganpoondi

3. Sri Sangameshwarar Temple-Tiru Nana (Bhavani)

4. Sri Ardhanareeswarar Temple-Kodimadachenkunroor (Tiruchengode)

5. Sri Vigirthanatheswarar Temple-Venchamaakoodal

6. Sri Kodumudinathar Temple-Paandikkodumudi (Kodumudi)

7. Sri Pasupathinathar Temple-Karuvoor Aanilai (Karur)

VADA NADU – 5 Temples

Temple Name-Location

1. Sri Paruppathanathar Temple-Tirupparuppatham (Srisailam – Andhra Pradesh)

2. Sri Neelaasalanathar Temple-Indraneelaparvatam (Nepal)

3. Sri Arul Manna Nayakar Temple-Anekatangavadam (Gowrikund)

4. Sri Kedara Nathar Temple-Tirukkedaram (Kedarnath)

5. Sri Kailasa Nathar Temple-Tirukkayilaayam (Mount Kailash)

EELA NADU – 2 Temples

Temple Name-Location

1. Sri Koneswarar Temple-Tirukkonamalai

2. Sri Ketheeswarar Temple-Tirukketheeswaram

TULUVA NADU – 1 Temple

Temple Name-Location

1. Sri Mahabaleshwar Temple-Gokarnam