Sayavaneswarar Temple

Sayavaneswarar Temple
Location in Tamil Nadu
Geography
Coordinates	11°7′50″N 79°47′24″E / 11.13056°N 79.79000°E / 11.13056; 79.79000Coordinates: 11°7′50″N 79°47′24″E / 11.13056°N 79.79000°E / 11.13056; 79.79000
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Nagapatnam
Location	Tamil Nadu, India
Culture
Sanctum	Sayavaneswarar(Shiva)
Architecture
Architecture	Dravidian architecture

Also see Sayavanam Chayavaneswarar Temple

The Sayavaneswarar Temple or Chayavaneswarar is a Hindu temple situated in the village of Thirusaikkadu [or Thiruchaykkadu or Chaayavanam] near Puhar in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, India. The presiding deity is the Hindu god Shiva. The temple dates from the time of the Medieval Cholas. The Saivite Nayanmars have sung of the temple in their songs.

The Temple

The temple occupies around 2 acres of land and a tank across the temple.

References

Tourist Guide to Tamil Nadu. Sura Books. p. 69. ISBN 81-7478-177-3, ISBN 978-81-7478-177-2.

Nagapattinam district
District Headquarters	Nagapattinam
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Region	Chola Nadu
Divisions	Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam
Taluks	Kilvelur Kuthalam Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam Sirkazhi Tharangambadi Thirukkuvalai Vedaranyam
Revenue blocks	Keelaiyur Kilvelur Kollidam Kuthalam Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam Sembanar Koil Sirkazhi Talanayar Thirumarugal Vedaranyam
Municipalities	Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam Sirkazhi Vedaranyam
Rivers	Addapar Kaveri Kollidam Thirumalairajan Vettar Veera Chozhan
History	Early Cholas Kalabhras Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Later Pandyas Delhi Sultanate Madurai Sultanate Vijayanagar Empire Thanjavur Nayaks Thanjavur Marathas Company Raj British Raj
Places of interest	Chudamani Vihara Ganapathi Temple, Thiruchengattankudi Kayarohanaswami Temple, Nagapattinam Kazheesirama Vinnagaram Mayuranathaswami Temple, Mayiladuthurai Nagannathaswamy Temple, Keezhaperumpallam Nangur Vishnu Temples Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary Puhar Punjai Siva Temple Sattainathar Temple, Sirkazhi Sayavaneswarar Temple Sembanarkoil Sikkal Singaravelan Temple Sri Sivalokanathar Temple, Tirupunkur Subrahmanya Temple, Perambur Swetharanyeswarar Temple Tharangambadi Therazhundur Thirukkadaiyur Thiruvenkadu Vaitheeswaran Koil Valampurinathar Temple Vanjinatha Temple Vedaranyeswarar Temple Viratteswara Temple, Vazhuvur
Religious and monastic institutions	Dharmapuram Adheenam Thiruvaduthurai Adheenam
Cities and towns People Villages

Shaivism
History	History of Shaivism
Deities	Shiva Sadyojata Vamadeva Aghora Tatpurusha Ishana Nataraja Dakshinamurthy Harihara Shakti Ardhanarishvara Parvati Ganesha Kartikeya Nandi
Texts	Shvetashvatara Upanishad Shivarahasya Purana Shiva Purana Shiva Sutras of Vasugupta
Mantra/ Stotra	Om Namah Shivaya Rudrashtakam Mahamrityunjaya Mantra Shiva Tandava Stotra Shiva Sahasranama Shiv Chalisa Shri Rudram Shiva Mahimna Stotra
Philosophical Traditions	Shaiva Siddhanta Pashupata Shaivism Kashmir Shaivism Veera Shaivism Siddha Siddhanta Shiva Advaita Shaiva Smartas
Jyotirlingas	Bhimāśankara Ghuṣmeśvara Kedāranātha Viśveśvara Mallikārjuna Mahākāleśvara Nāgeśvara Omkāreśvara Rāmeśvara Somanātha Tryambakeśvara Vaidyanātha
Pancha Bhoota Stalam	Chidambaram Temple (Ether) Sri Kalahasti Temple (Air) Annamalaiyar Temple (Fire) Thiruvanaikaval Temple (Water) Ekambareswarar Temple (Earth)
Temples	Amarnath Brihadeeswarar Kailash Mansarovar Katasraj temple Lingaraj Temple Meenakshi Tirunelveli Panch Kedar Kedarnath Tungnath Rudranath Madhyamaheshwar Kalpeshwar Pancha Sabhai Ratna Sabai Pon Sabai Velli Sabai Thamira Sabai Chitira Sabai Tiruchengode Thirukutralam Vadakkum Nathan List of Shiva temples in India
Traditional Observances	Kanwar Yatra Lingam Rasalingam Maha Shivaratri Pradosha Shiva Puja Siddha Vibhuti Other names
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Mayiladuthurai

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