| Avudaiyarkoil | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Pudukkottai |
| Deity | Athmanathar (Shiva) |
| Location | |
| Location | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
  Location in Tamil Nadu | |
| Geographic coordinates | 10°04′23″N 79°02′24″E / 10.07306°N 79.04000°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Tamil architecture |
| Creator | Manikkavacakar, Vikramaditya Chola |
Tirupperunthurai (also called the Athmanathaswamy temple) is located in Avudaiyarkoil village,[1] near Aranthangi in the Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu. It was built to honor Lord Shiva. One of the sacred books of Tamil Saiva Siddhanta, Manikkavasagar's Tiruvasakam, originated from this shrine. Manikkavasagar is said to have converted the king to follow Shiva, and built the temple with money that had been intended for war-horses.[2]
- ^ Krishnamurthy, R. (6 November 2014). "Where Jackals turned into Horses". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Das, Sisir Kumar; Akademi, Sahitya (1991). A History of Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. p. 574. ISBN 81-7201-006-0. Retrieved 1 June 2008.