Mayuranathaswamy Temple,

Mayuranathaswamy Temple, Mayiladuthurai or Mayuranathar Temple is a Hindu sanctuary in the town of Mayiladuthurai in the past known as Mayaam or Mayuram in the Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu in India. The sanctuary is devoted to Lord Mayuranathaswamy, a type of Shiva, and has given its name to the town itself. The fundamental symbol is a lingam and the managing god is called Mayuranathar on the grounds that the Hindu goddess Parvathi venerated Shiva here as a mayura. Upon the arrival of the new moon in the Tamil month of Aippasi November– December, religious Hindus have a stylized shower in the sanctuary tank as it is accepted to purge them from sins. A yearly move celebration called the Mayura Natyanjali celebration is commended inside the areas of the sanctuary every year