Tirumurai
The twelve volumes ofTamilŚaiva hymns of the sixty-threeNayanars
Parts	Name	Author
1,2,3	(Tevaram) Thirukkadaik Kaappu	Sambandar
4,5,6	Tevaram	Thirunavukkarasar
7	(Tevaram) Thiruppattu	Sundarar
8	Thiruvasakam & Thirukkovaiyar	Manickavasagar
9	Thiruvisaippa & Thirupallandu	Various
10	Thirumandhiram	Thirumular
11	Saiva Prabandham	Various
12	Periya Puranam	Sekkizhar
Paadal Petra Sthalam
Paadal Petra Sthalam
Rajaraja I
Nambiyandar Nambi

ThePaadal Petra Sthalams (Tamil:பாடல் பெற்ற தலங்கள்), also known asDevara Sthalams, are 276^[1] temples that are revered in the verses ofShaivaNayanars in the 6th-9th century CE. TheDivya Desams by comparison are the 108 Vishnu temples glorified in the poems of the contemporarySri VaishnavaAlvars ofTamil Nadu, India.

Tevaram literally means, "garland of divine songs" and refers to the collection of verses sung in praise of Shiva, the supreme god of theShaivite sect of Hinduism, by threeTamil poets known as Shaiva Kuruvars - Sambandar, Appar, and Sundarar.^[2] The three are considered the primary three among the sixty-threeNayanars. The former two lived during the 7th century CE while the latter around the 8th century CE. All songs in Tevaram are believed to be in sets of ten songs, calledpatikam in Tamil. Some musical experts consider Tevaram as a divine musical form.^[3] There is a common view thatSanskritisation of names of the temples are carried out in later period that superseded the names mentioned in Tevaram - some of the common examples are Chidambaram as against Tillai in Tevaram and Kumbakonam as against Kudanthai.^[4]

The 275 temples that are mentioned in Tevaram are referred as the Paadal Petra Sthalam, meaning the temples that were sung in the verses. On the contrary,Vaippu Sthalam are temples that were mentioned casually in the songs of the text. In modern times, the verses of the Tevaram are sung daily and during the festive occasions in most Shiva temples in Tamil Nadu by musicians called Odhuvars.^[5]

Manikkavacakar is considered the 4th in the line of Shaiva Kuravars, whose verses are classified asThiruvasagam. There is a saying that "Thiruvasagathuku urugar, oru vasagathukum orugar" meaning the person who does not budge for thiruvasagam won't budge for anything else.^{[citation needed]}

There are around 276 temples that are revered by the verses ofShaivaNayanmars and are amongst the greatestShiva Temples of Tamil Nadu.^[1] 267 temples in Tamil Nadu, 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. The list is as shown below.

This refers to the temples that are the manifestations of thefive elements of the universe according to Hinduism: land, water, air, sky, and fire.

• 
  Ekambareswarar Temple,Kanchipuram (Land)
• 
  Arunachaleshwarar Temple,Thiruvannamalai(Fire)
• 
  Thiruvanaikaval temple,Trichy (Water)
• 
  Chidambaram temple,Chidambaram (Sky)
• 
  Kalahsti Temple (Air)

This is a category temples where Shiva is believed to have performed his cosmic dance called thetandava.

• 
  Thiruvalangadu temple,Chennai
• 
  Chidambaram
• 
  Madurai Temple
• 
  Tirunelveli temple
• 
  Thirukutralam

This category includes eight temples where Shiva is believed to have vanquished his foe. The eight temples are in 1. Thiruvadhikai2. Thirukoyilur3. Thirukkadayur4. Vazhoovur5. Thirukkurakaval ( kurukkai )6. Thiruppaliyalur7. Thirukandiyur8. Thiruvirkudi.

Temple	Foe	Location	District	Image
Tiruvadigai Veerattaaneswarar Temple	Tripurasura	Tiruvadigai,Panruti	Cuddalore district
Korukkai Veeratteswarar Temple	Kamadeva	Tirukurukkai	Mayiladuthurai district
Tirukkovilur Veerateshwarar Temple	Andhaka	Tirukoilur	Tiruvannamalai district
Amirtagateswarar Temple	Yama	Thirukadaiyur	Mayiladuthurai district
Vazhuvur Verateswarar Temple	Gajasura	Vazhuvoor,Mayiladuthurai	Mayiladuthurai district
Keelaparasalur Veerateswarar Temple	Daksha	Tirupariyalur	Mayiladuthurai district
Kandeeswarar Temple	Brahma	Thirukkandiyur	Thanjavur district
Tiruvirkudi Veerataneswarar Temple	Jalandhara	Thiruvirkudi	Thiruvarur district

TheThyagarajar Temple atTiruvarur is famous for theajapa natanam (dance without chanting), that is executed by the deity itself. According to legend, aChola king named Mucukunta obtained a boon fromIndra (a celestial deity) and wished to receive an image of Thyagaraja Swamy (presiding deity,Shiva in the temple) reposing on the chest of recliningVishnu.Indra tried to misguide the king and had six other images made, but the king chose the right image atTiruvarur.^[6] The other six images were installed in ThiruNallaaru,Nagapattinam, Tirukarayil, Tirukolili, Thiruvaaimur andTirumaraikadu.^[7] All the seven places are villages situated in the riverCauvery delta. All seven Thyagaraja images are said to dance when taken in procession (it is the bearers of the processional deity who actually dance). The temples with dance styles are regarded asSapta Vidangam (seven dance moves)^[8] and the related temples are as under:^[9]

• 
  Thyagarajar Temple

Thesapthasthanam festival is conducted atTiruvaiyaru during April every year. Hundreds of people witness the convergence of seven glass palanquins carrying principal deities of respective temples from seven places atTiruvaiyaru. The palanquins are paraded near the car stand, the crowd witnessed thePoochorithal(flower festival) in which a doll offers flowers to the principal deities in the palanquins. After thePoochorithal, the palanquins leave for their respective places.^[10]The seven temples are

The seven temples are:

Aathara Stalam indicates the places that serve as the personifications oftantric chakras associated with the human anatomy. Annamalaiyar temple is called the Manipooraga stalam^[11] associated withManipooraga, regarded to be the human anatomical cause for spiritual ignorance, thirst, jealousy, treachery, shame, fear, disgust, delusion, foolishness, and sadness.^[12] Five temples are located inTamil Nadu, one inAndhra Pradesh, and one atVaranasi.

Tantric Chakra	Description	Temple	Location	Symbol
Sahasrara	Above head	Madurai Meenakshi Temple	Madurai
Ajna	Brain directly behind eyebrow	Kashi Vishwanath Temple	Varanasi
Visuthi	Neck region near spine	Natarajar Temple	Chidambaram
Anahata	Central channel behind spine	Sri Kalahastheeswara Swami Temple	Kalahasthi
Manipooragam	Spine directly behind the navel	Arunachaleshwarar Temple	Thiruvannamalai
Swathistanam	One's own abode	Thiruvanaikaval	Trichy
Moolatharam	Basal end of the spinal	Thyagaraja Swamy Temple orEkambareswarar Temple	Tiruvarur/Kanchipuram

• 
  Mayuranathaswamy, Mayiladuthurai
• 
  Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvarur
• 
  Rameshwaram temple
• 
  Mayuranathaswamy, Mayiladuthurai Prakaram
• 
  Rockfort temple,Trichy
• 
  Chidambaram
• 
  Kapaleeshwarar Temple,Mylapore,chennai
• 
  Tiruvannamalai temple
• 
  Adi Kumbeswarar Temple,Kumbakonam
• 
  Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple,Madurai
• 
  Kedarnath Temple
• 
  Kailash Hills,Kailash
• 
  The Towering Rajagopuram with one of the Temple Cars
• 
  Thiruvasi Temple,Trichy
• 
  Pashupatinath Temple, Nepal

• Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu
• Iconography of Shiva temples in Tamil Nadu

• Map of padal petra stalam
• Padal petra stalam around Madurai
• Padal petra stalam around Kerala
• Padal petra stalam around Karnataka
• Padal petra stalam around Erode
• Padal petra stalam around Srilanka

• Hindu temples in Tamil Nadu
• Shiva temples
• Padal Petra Stalam

• Articles with short description
• Short description is different from Wikidata
• Use dmy dates from July 2020
• Use Indian English from July 2020
• All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English
• Articles containing Tamil-language text
• All articles with unsourced statements
• Articles with unsourced statements from January 2023