Pallavaneswarar Temple
Pallavaneswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located in the town of Kaveripoompattinam or Poompuhar, an archaeological site in Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is dedicated to Shiva. It is situated on the birthplace of Saivite saint Pattinathar.
The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Pallavaneswarar. His consort is known as Soundaryanayaki.Significance
It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Tirugnanasambandar.Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:
