- June 29, 2026
Last updated on July 5, 2026
The 276 temples of Lord Shiva are mentioned in the Thevaram hymns sung by 63 Nayanmarkal. Out of 63 three Tamil poets where known as Saiva Kuruvars – Thirugnana Sambanthar, Tirunavukkarasar (aka Appar) and Sundaramoorthy Nayanar (aka Sundarar). These three are considered the primary three among the sixty three Nayanmars of the Saivite sect of Hinduism. The 276 are spread across India.
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S.No Temple Town District 1 Vaithiyanathaswamy Temple Thirumazhapadi Ariyalur 2 Alanduraiyar Temple Keezhapaluvur Ariyalur 3 Chidambaram Tillai Nadaraja Temple Chidambaram Cuddalore 4 Paasupatheeswarar Temple Thiruvedikalam Cuddalore 5 Uchinathar Temple Sivapuri Cuddalore 6 Balavannanathar Temple Thirukkazhippalai Cuddalore 7 Pranava Vyagrapuriswarar Temple Omampuliyur Cuddalore 8 Padanjaliswarar Temple Kanattampuliur Cuddalore 9 Soundaryeswarar Temple Thirunaraiyur Cuddalore 10 Amirthakatheeswarar Temple Melakkadambur Cuddalore 11 Paasupatheeswarar Temple Panthalloor Thanjavur 12 Agneeswarar Temple Kanjanur Thanjavur 13 Koteeswarar Temple Thirukkodikaval Thanjavur 14 Prananatheswarar Temple Thirumangalakudi Thanjavur 15 Arunajadeswarar Temple Thiruppanandal Thanjavur 16 Baluganathar Temple Thiruvaiyapadi Thanjavur 17 Sathiyagireeswarar Temple Senganoor Thanjavur 18 Karkadeswarar Temple Thirundudevankudi Thanjavur 19 Yoganandeeswarar Temple Thiruvisanallur Thanjavur 20 Koteeswarar, Kailasanathar Temple Kottaiyur Thanjavur 21 Ezhutharinathar Temple Innamboor Thanjavur 22 Satchinatheswarar Temple Thiruppurambiyam Thanjavur 23 Vijayanatheswarar Temple Thiruvaiyamangai Thanjavur 24 Vilvavaneshwarar Temple Thiruvaikavoor Thanjavur 25 Dayanidheeswarar Temple Vadakurangaduthurai Thanjavur 26 Abathsagayeswarar Temple Thirupazhanam Thanjavur 27 Aiyarappan Temple Thiruvaiyaru Thanjavur 28 Neyyadiyappar Temple Thillaiasthanam Thanjavur 29 Vyagrapureeswarar Temple Thirupperumbiyur Thanjavur 30 Semmeninathar Temple Thirukkanur Thanjavur 31 Sathiyavakeeswarar Temple Anbil Tiruchi 32 Amravaneswarar Temple Mandurai Tiruchi 33 Adhimouleeswarar Temple Thiruppatthurai Tiruchi 34 Jambukeswarar Temple Thiruvanaikkaval Tiruchi 35 Gneelivaneswarar Temple Thiruppainjeeli Tiruchi 36 Matruravaradeeswarar Temple Thiruvasi Tiruchi 37 Maragathaleswarar Temple Ingoimalai Tiruchi 38 Shivalokathyagar Temple Achchampuram Nagapattinam 39 Thirumeniyazhagar Temple Makendrapalli Nagapattinam 40 Mullai Vananathar Temple Thirumullaivasal Nagapattinam 41 Sundareswarar Temple Annapanpettai Nagapattinam 42 Saiyaveswarar Temple Saiyavanam Nagapattinam 43 Pallavaneswarar Temple Poompukar Nagapattinam 44 Swetharanyeswarar Temple Thiruvenkadu Nagapattinam 45 Aranyeswarar Temple Thirukkattupalli Nagapattinam 46 Velladainathar Temple Thirukkuruvaikavoor Nagapattinam 47 Sattainathar Temple Sirkazhi Nagapattinam 48 Sapthapureeswarar Temple Thirukolakka Nagapattinam 49 Vaitheeswaran Temple Vaitheeswaran Kovil Nagapattinam 50 Kannayiramudaiyar Temple Kurumanakkudi Nagapattinam 51 Kadaimudinathar Temple Keelaiyur Nagapattinam 52 Mahalatchumeeswarar Temple Thirunindriyur Nagapattinam 53 Shivalokanathar Temple Thirupunkoor Nagapattinam 54 Somanathar Temple Needur Nagapattinam 55 Apatsakayeswarar Temple Ponnoor Nagapattinam 56 Kalyana Sundareswarar Temple Thiruvelvikudi Nagapattinam 57 Airavatheswarar Temple Melathirumananjeri Nagapattinam 58 Uthvaganathar Swami Temple Thirumananjeri Nagapattinam 59 Veerateswarar Temple Korukkai Nagapattinam 60 Kutram Poruthanathar Temple Thalainayiru Nagapattinam 61 Kunthaleeswarar Temple Thirukkurakka Nagapattinam 62 Manikkavannar Temple Thiruvalapputhur Nagapattinam 63 Neelakandeswarar Temple Iluppai Pattu Nagapattinam
S.No Temple Town District 1 Kadambavaaneswarar Temple Kulithalai Karur 2 Rathinagireeswarar Temple Ayyar Malai Karur 3 Tharparanyeswarar Temple Thirunallaru Karaikudi 4 Agneeswarar Temple Thirukkattupalli Thanjavur 5 Amirdhakalasamudayar Temple Sakkottai Thanjavur 6 Atmanatheswarar Temple Thiruvalampozhil Thanjavur 7 Apatsakayeswarar Temple Aaduthurai Thanjavur 8 Apatsakayeswarar Temple Alangudi Thanjavur 9 Kumbeswarar Temple Kumbakonam Thanjavur 10 Gokileswarar Temple Thirukkozhiyur Thanjavur 11 Sakkaravaageswarar Temple Sakkarapalli Thanjavur 12 Sarkunalingeswarar Temple Kurukkudi Thanjavur 13 Saraparameswarar Temple Thirucherai Thanjavur 14 Sitthanatheswarar Temple Thirunaraiyur Thanjavur 15 Sivagurunathar Temple Sivapuram Thanjavur 16 Sivakozhuntheeswarar Temple Thirucchathimur Thanjavur 17 Sivanandheswarar Temple Thiruppanthurai Thanjavur 18 Someeswarar Temple Keelapalayam Vadathali Thanjavur 19 Someeswarar Temple Kumbakonam Thanjavur 20 Sottuthurai Nathar Temple Thirucchottuthurai Thanjavur 21 Jnanaparameswarar Temple Tirumeignanam Thanjavur 22 Thiruvalanjuzhinathar Temple Thiruvalanjuzhi Thanjavur 23 Thenupeeswarar Temple Pattiswaram Thanjavur 24 Nageswarar Temple Thirunageswaram Thanjavur 25 Neelakandeswarar Temple Thiruneelakudi Thanjavur 26 Pasupatheeswarar Temple [Alanthurai Nathar Temple, Thiruppullamangai] Pasupathikoil Thanjavur 27 Pasupatheeswarar Temple [Avoor Pasupatheeswaram] Avoor (Govindakudi) Thanjavur 28 Panchavarneeswarar Temple Nallur Thanjavur 29 Padikasunathar Temple Alagaputhur Thanjavur 30 Palaiyavaneswarar Temple Pabanasham Thanjavur 31 Paschakareeswarar Temple Parithiyappar Kovil Thanjavur 32 Brammasiragandeeswarar Temple Kandiyur Thanjavur 33 Pushpavaneswarar Temple Melaidhripoonthuruthi Thanjavur 34 Mahalingeswarar Temple Thiruvidaimarudur Thanjavur 35 Mullai Vananathar Temple Thirukkarugavur Thanjavur 36 Vasishteeswarar Temple Tenkudithittai Thanjavur 37 Vedhapureeswarar Temple Thiruvedikudi Thanjavur 38 Nageswaran Temple Kudanthai Keezhkkottam Thanjavur 39 Erumpiswarar Temple Thiruverumbur Trichy 40 Thayumanavar Temple Trichy Trichy 41 Netungalanathar Temple Tirunetungal Trichy 42 Panchavarneswarar Temple Uraiyur Trichy 43 Paraythurainathar Temple Tiruparaythurai Trichy 44 Ujjeevanathar Temple Uyyakondan Malai Trichy 45 Agileswarar Temple Thiruvarur Araneri Thiruvarur 46 Agneeswarar Temple Anniyur Thiruvarur 47 Agneeswarar Temple Thirukollakadu Thiruvarur 48 Abimuktheeswarar Temple Manakkal Iyambettai Thiruvarur 49 Uthirapachupatheeswarar Temple Tiruchengattangudi Thiruvarur 50 Airavateeswarar Temple Tirukkottaram Thiruvarur 51 Kannayiranathar Temple Tirukkaravasal Thiruvarur 52 Karaveeranathar (Brammapureeswarar) Temple Karaiveeram Thiruvarur 53 Karpaganathar Temple Karpaganatharkulam Thiruvarur 54 Kediliyappar Temple Keelvelur Thiruvarur 55 Kaichinneswarar Temple Kachanam Thiruvarur 56 Koluntheeswarar Temple Kottur Thiruvarur 57 Koneswarar Temple Kudavasal Thiruvarur 58 Sakalabhuvaneswarar Temple Thirumiyachur Ilankovil Thiruvarur 59 Sathurangavallabhanathar Temple Puvanoor Thiruvarur 60 Sundareswarar Temple Tiruppanaiyur Thiruvarur 61 Sargunanathar Temple Idumbavanam Thiruvarur 62 Sarguneswarar Temple Karuveli Thiruvarur 63 Satchinathar Temple Avalivanallur Thiruvarur 64 Sushmapureeswarar Temple Cherukudi Thiruvarur 65 Seshapureeswarar Temple Thirupampuram Thiruvarur 66 Sornapureeswarar Temple Andankovil Thiruvarur 67 Thyagarajar Temple Thiruvarur Thiruvarur 68 Dhoovay Nathar Temple Dhoovanaynar Temple Thiruvarur 69 Devapureeswarar Temple Devur Thiruvarur 70 Naduthariyappar Temple Kovil Kannapuram Thiruvarur 71 Narthanapureeswarar Temple Thiruthalaiyankadu Thiruvarur 72 Naganathar Temple Pamani Thiruvarur 73 Neelnethinathar Temple Thandalacheri Thiruvarur 74 Nellivananathar Temple Thirunelikka Thiruvarur 75 Pasupatheeswarar Temple Thirukondeeswaram Thiruvarur 76 Padanjali Manogarar Temple Vilamal Thiruvarur 77 Padaleeswarar Temple Aritthuvaramangalam Thiruvarur 78 Parijathavaneswarar Temple Thirukkalar Thiruvarur 79 Brammapureeswarar Temple Ampar-Ampal Thiruvarur 80 Ponvaithanathar Temple Chithayamoor Thiruvarur 81 Mahakalanathar Temple Thirumakalam Thiruvarur 82 Madhuvaneswarar Temple Nannilam Thiruvarur 83 Manthirapureeswarar Temple Kovilur Thiruvarur 84 Mugkoodal Thirunethranathar Temple Thirupalli Thiruvarur 85 Muktheeswarar Temple Sithalapathi Thiruvarur 86 Meghanathar Temple Thirumiyachur Thiruvarur 87 Rathinapureeswarar Temple Thirunattiyathankudi Thiruvarur 88 Ramanathar Temple Thirukkanapuram Thiruvarur 89 Vandurai Nathar Temple Thiruvanduthurai Thiruvarur 90 Vardhamaneeswarar Temple Thiruppugalur Thiruvarur 91 Vanjinathar Temple Sri Vanjiyam Thiruvarur 92 Vilvaranyeswarar Temple Thirukollampudur Thiruvarur 93 Veerattaneswarar Temple Thiruvirkudi Thiruvarur 94 Velinatheswarar Temple Thiruvizhimizhalai Thiruvarur 95 Vennikarumbeswarar Temple Kovilvenni Thiruvarur 96 Vellimalainathar Temple Thiruthangur Thiruvarur 97 Jagatheeswarar Temple Okkaipperaiyur Thiruvarur 98 Aktheeswarar Temple Agasthiyan Palli Nagapattinam 99 Agneeswarar Temple Thiruppugalur Nagapattinam 100 Amirthakadeswarar Temple Thirukadaiyur Nagapattinam 101 Ayavantheeswarar Temple Seeyathamangai Nagapattinam 102 Ucchiravaneswarar Temple Thiruvilankadu Nagapattinam 103 Uththavadeeswarar Temple Kuthalam Nagapattinam 104 Uma Maheswara Swamy Temple Konerirajapuram Nagapattinam 105 Gayaroganeshwarar Temple Nagapattinam Nagapattinam 106 Kodikkuzhagar Temple Kodiyakkadu Nagapattinam 107 Komuktheeswarar Temple Thiruvavaduthurai Nagapattinam 108 Sankaranyeswarar Temple Thalaisangankadu Nagapattinam 109 Swarnapureeswarar Temple Sembponarkovil Nagapattinam 110 Thanthondeeswarar Temple Akkur Nagapattinam 111 Thiruppayathu Nathar Temple Thiruppayathankudi Nagapattinam 112 Thirumarai Kadar Temple Vedaranyam Nagapattinam 113 Navaneetheswarar Temple Chikkal Nagapattinam 114 Nattrunaiyappar Temple Punjaai Nagapattinam 115 Brahmapureeswarar Temple Thirumayanam Nagapattinam 116 Brahmapureeswarar Temple Thirukkuvalai Nagapattinam 117 Manaththunai Nathar Temple Valivalam Nagapattinam 118 Mayuranathar Temple Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam 119 Rathinagireeswarar Temple Thirumarugal Nagapattinam 120 Valampurinathar Temple Mela Perumpallam Nagapattinam 121 Vaimoornathar Temple Thiruvaimur Nagapattinam 122 Veeraateswarar Temple Keelaparasalur Nagapattinam 123 Vedapureeswarar Temple Therazhundur Nagapattinam 124 Vaigalnathar Temple Thiruvaiykal Nagapattinam 125 Sundareswarar Temple Thiruvedhikudi Puducherry 126 Parvathiswarar Temple Thiruthalacherry Puducherry 127 Yazhmoorinathar Temple Tharumapuram Puducherry 128 Punniyakodiyappar Temple Thiruvidai Vasal Thiruvarur
S. No Temple Town Location 1 Trincomalee Koneswaram Temple Trincomalee Sri Lanks 2 Thirukketheeswaram Temple Mannar Sri Lanks
S.No Temple Town District 1 Piranmalai Kodunkundranathar Temple Piranmalai Sivagangai 2 Thiruthalinathar Temple Tirupattur Sivagangai 3 Kalayarkoil Temple Kalaiyar Kovil Sivagangai 4 Thirupuvanam Pushpavaneswarar Temple Thirupuvanam Sivagangai 5 Kutralanathar Temple Kutralam Tirunelveli 6 Nellaiappar Temple Tirunelveli Tirunelveli 7 Thiruppunavasal Temple Thirupunavasal Pudukkottai 8 Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple Madurai Madurai 9 Thiruvappudaiyar Temple Cellur Madurai 10 Sathyakireeswarar Temple Thiruparankundram Madurai 11 Thiruvedagam Temple Thiruvedagam Madurai 12 Rameswaram Ramanathaswamy Temple Rameswaram Ramanathapuram 13 Thiruvadanai Temple Thiruvadanai Ramanathapuram 14 Tiruchuli Temple Tiruchuli Virudhunagar
S.No Temple Town District 1 Avinasippar Temple Avinashi Tiruppur 2 Thirumuruganathar Temple Thirumuruganpundi Tiruppur 3 Sangameswarar Temple [Kooduthurai] Bhavani Erode 4 Arthanareeswarar Temple Thiruchengode Namakkal 5 Kalyana Vikirtheeswarar Temple Venjamangudalur Karur 6 Kodumudinathar Temple Kodumudi Erode 7 Kalyana Pasupatheeswarar Temple Karur Karur
S. No Temple City District 1 Theerthapureeswarar Temple Thiruvatadathurai Kadalur 2 Pirilayakaleswarar Temple Pennadam Kadalur 3 Vallabheswarar Temple Thirukkoodalaiyaaru Kadalur 4 Swetharanyeswarar Temple Rajendira Pattinam Kadalur 5 Sivakozhuntheeswarar Temple Theerthanakiri Kadalur 6 Mangalapureeswarar Temple Thiruchopuram Kadalur 7 Veerattaneswarar Temple Thiruvathigai Kadalur 8 Viruthagireeswarar Temple Viruthachalam Kadalur 9 Sishtakurunatheswarar Temple Thiruthalur Kadalur 10 Vamanapureeswarar Temple Thirumani Kuzhi Kadalur 11 Padaleeswarar Temple Thiruppadirippuliyur Kadalur 12 Arunachaleswarar Temple Thiruvannamalai Thiruvannamalai 13 Panchanatheeswarar Temple Thiruvandarkovil Puducherry 14 Bhakthajaneswarar Temple Thirunavalur Vizhupuram 15 Sornakatheeswarar Temple Neyvannai Vizhupuram 16 Veeratteswarar Temple Thirukovilur Vizhupuram 17 Adhulyanatheswarar Temple Arakandanallur Vizhupuram 18 Marundeeswarar Temple T. Idaiyaru Vizhupuram 19 Grupapureeswarar Temple Thiruvannenallur Vizhupuram 20 Sivalokanathar Temple Thirumundeeswaram (Village) Vizhupuram 21 Panangattiswarar Temple Panaiyapuram Vizhupuram 22 Abirameswarar Temple Thiruvamathur Vizhupuram
Serial Number Temple City District 1 Ekambareswarar Temple Kanchipuram Kanchipuram Kanchipuram 2 Thirumetraliswarar Temple Kanchipuram Kanchipuram 3 Onakantheswarar Temple Onakanthanthali Kanchipuram 4 Kashianekadanthagavatheswarar Temple Kanchipuram Kanchipuram 5 Sathyanatheswarar Temple Kanchipuram Kanchipuram 6 Thirumakaraliswarar Temple Thirumakaral Kanchipuram 7 Deivanayakeswarar Temple Elumiyankottur Kanchipuram 8 Vedapureeswarar Temple Thiruverkadu Kanchipuram 9 Kachabeswarar, Marundeeswarar Temple Thirukkachur Kanchipuram 10 Jnanapureeswarar Temple Thiruvatisolam Kanchipuram 11 Vedakireeswarar Temple Thirukazhukundram Kanchipuram 12 Aatcheeswarar Temple Achirupakkam Kanchipuram 13 Kalaatheeswarar Temple Kalahasti Chittoor 14 Thiruvalleeswarar Temple Padi Thiruvalidhayam Chennai 15 Masilamaneeswarar Temple Vadathirumullaivayil Chennai 16 Kapaleeswarar Temple Mylapore Chennai 17 Marundeeswarar Temple Thiruvanmiyur Chennai 18 Valeeswarar Temple Kurangadimalai Thiruvannamalai 19 Vedapureeswarar Temple Seeyaru Thiruvannamalai 20 Thalapureeswarar Temple Thirupanangadu Thiruvannamalai 21 Thiripuranthagar Temple Koovam Thiruvallur 22 Vadaranyeswarar Temple Thiruvalangadu Thiruvallur 23 Vaseeswarar Temple Thiruppasur Thiruvallur 24 Oontheeswarar Temple Poondi Thiruvallur 25 Sivanandeswarar Temple Thirukkanthalam Thiruvallur 26 Padampakkanaathar Temple Thiruvottiyur Thiruvallur 27 Chandramavulieswarar Temple Thiruvakkarai Villupuram 28 Aralieswarar Temple Ozhiyamputhur Villupuram 29 Mahaakaaleeswarar Temple Irumbai Pattu Villupuram 30 Agastheeswarar Temple Kiliyanur (Kiliyannavur) Villupuram 31 Thiruvalam Vilvanatheswarar Temple Thiruvalam Vellore 32 Manikandeswarar Temple Tirumalpur Vellore 33 Jalanatheeswarar Temple Thakkolam Vellore
S.No Temple Town District 1 Mahabaleshwar Temple Uttarakhand Uttarakhand
S. No Temple Town District 1 Mahadeva Temple Thiruvanchikulam Thrissur
S. No Temple Town District 1 Mallikarjuna Temple Srisailam Kurnool 2 Neelakandanathar Temple Padhirinath Uttaranchal 3 Anekadathangavadhanathar Temple Kelari Kundam Uttaranchal 4 Kedareshwarar Temple Kedarnath North Deccan 5 Kailayanathar Temple Thirukkayilayam Deccan
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