Tiruchenkattankudi Uthirapasupatheeswarar Temple
Tiruchenkattankudi Uthirapasupatheeswarar Temple ( ) is a Hindu temple located at Tiruchengattankudi in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of the place is Ganapatheesaram.The temple is dedicated to Shiva, as the moolavar presiding deity, in his manifestation as Uthirapasupatheeswarar. His consort, Parvati, is known as Vaaitha Tirukuzhal Umai Nayaki. Significance. It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval "Tevaram" poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanars Tirugnanasambandar and Tirunavukkarasar. Literary mention. Tirunavukkarasar describes the feature of the deity as: