Kunnakudi Thiruvannamalai Mutt Adikam

Kunnakudi Thiruvannamalai Mutt Adikam
Kundrakudi Ponnambala Adigalar
LocationKunnakudi, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates10°06′48″N 78°41′55″E / 10.113372583490563°N 78.69868869325357°E / 10.113372583490563; 78.69868869325357
Built16th century
Kunnakudi Thiruvannamalai Mutt Adikam is located in Tamil Nadu
Kunnakudi Thiruvannamalai Mutt Adikam
Location in Tamil Nadu, India

Tiruvannamalai Adheenam or Kunnakudi Tiruvannamalai Mutt Adikam (also called Kunnakudi Tiruvannamalai Mutt Adikam or Kunnakudi Adheenam) is a Saivite monastic institution based in the town of Kunnakudi in South India established during the 16th century. The Mutt is involved in inculcating Saiva Siddhanta philosophy, a branch of the Hindu sect of Saivism. The temple maintains and administers the Shanmughanathar Temple.

The mutt emerged with popular socialistic views during the tenure of the 45th pontiff Deivasigamni Arunachala Desiga Adigal. The mutt is involved in social empowerment of the villages and is involved in social service for the villages in and around Kunnakudi. The mutt closely works with NGOs in the region for rural development.