Sri Jagadeeswarar temple, Tamil Nadu

The temple is praised by Saivite Saint Tirunavukkarasar in his Thevaram hymns. This is the 114th Shiva temple on the southern bank of Cauvery praised in hymns.

Lord Shiva in the temple is a swayambumurthi.

The temple has a 3 tier Rajagopuram facing east with a single prakara. There are shrines for Lords Karpaga Vinayaka, Muruga, Bhairava, Ayyanar, Sun-Surya, Moon-Chandra, Lingodhbava, and Mothers Mahalakshmi and Durga. It is noteworthy that famous Shiva temples of hymn importance are around this place as Thalayalangadu in the southeast, Tirunatiyathankudi in the northwest, Tiruvarur in the southwest, and Tiruventhurai in the northeast- all praised in hymns.

This is the 114th Lord Shiva temple on the southern bank of Cauvery praised in the Thevaram hymns of Saint Tirunavukkarasar in his Kurnthogai part. Lord Sabapathi-Nataraja here is more handsome than in other temples, says the Sthala Purana. Woman poet of this place Muruvalar’s verses in Kurunthogai and Purananooru-Sangam literatures-speak the reputation of this temple. The temple celebrates Chithirai Sashti festival for Lord Muruga in April-May.