Tillaistanam
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Tillaistanam or Thiruneithanam is a Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...

 temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in the village of Thillaistanam, Tamilnadu, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. The temple is incarnated by the hymns of Tirugnana Sambandar and is classifed as Paadal Petra Sthalam.

Location

The temple is located 21 km away from Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam , also spelt as Coombaconum in the records of British India , is a town and a special grade municipality in the Thanjavur district in the southeast Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located 40 kilometres from Thanjavur and 272 kilometres from Chennai, it is the headquarters of the Kumbakonam...

 on the Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam , also spelt as Coombaconum in the records of British India , is a town and a special grade municipality in the Thanjavur district in the southeast Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located 40 kilometres from Thanjavur and 272 kilometres from Chennai, it is the headquarters of the Kumbakonam...

- Tiruvaiyaru- Tanjore road. The temple is 3 km away from Thirukkandiyur
Thirukkandiyur
Thirukkandiyur or Tirukkandiyur is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located near Tiruvaiyaru, Tamilnadu, India. The temple is incarnated by the hymns of Tirugnana Sambandar and is classifed as Paadal Petra Sthalam.-Legend:...

. The best mode is taking town buses from Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam , also spelt as Coombaconum in the records of British India , is a town and a special grade municipality in the Thanjavur district in the southeast Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located 40 kilometres from Thanjavur and 272 kilometres from Chennai, it is the headquarters of the Kumbakonam...

 or Tanjore.

Saptha Stanam

The sapthasthanam festival is conducted at Tiruvaiyaru during April every year. Hundreds of people witness the convergence of seven glass palanquins carrying principal deities of respective temples from seven places at Tiruvaiyaru. The palanquins are paraded near the car stand, the crowd witnessed the Poochorithal(flower festival) in which a doll offers flowers to the principal deities in the palanquins. After the Poochorithal, the palanquins left for their respective places.
The seven temples are
Temple Place District
Aiyarappar temple
Aiyarappar temple
Aiyarappar temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in the village of Tiruvaiyaru, Tamilnadu, India. The temple is incarnated by the hymns of Thevaram and is classifed as Paadal Petra Sthalam. Thiruvaiyaru means Five Rivers around the city...

Thiruvaiyaru
Thiruvaiyaru
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Thanjavur
Apathsahayar Temple
Apathsahayar Temple, Thirupazhanam
Apathsahayar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Thirupazhanam near Tiruvaiyaru, Tamilnadu, India. The temple is incarnated by the hymns of Appar and is classifed as Paadal Petra Sthalam.-Legend:...

Tirupazhanam Thanjavur
Odhanavaneswarar Temple
Odhanavaneswarar Temple, Tiruchotruturai
Odhanavaneswarar Temple or Oppillaselvar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located near Tiruvaiyaru, Tamilnadu, India. The temple is incarnated by the hymns of Appar and is classifed as Paadal Petra Sthalam.-Legend:...

Tiruchotruthurai Thanjavur
Vedapuriswarar Temple
Vedapuriswarar Temple, Thiruvedhikudi
Vedapuriswarar Temple or Vazhaimadunathar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Thiruvedhikudi near Tiruvaiyaru, Tamilnadu, India. The temple is incarnated by the hymns of Appar and Campantar and is classifed as Paadal Petra Sthalam.-Legend:The temple is reverred by the hymns...

Thiruvedhikudi
Thiruvedhikudi
Thiruvedhikudi is a village in the Thanjavur taluk of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The village is famous for the Vedapuriswarar Temple.- Demographics :...

Thanjavur
Kandeeswarar Temple
Thirukkandiyur
Thirukkandiyur or Tirukkandiyur is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located near Tiruvaiyaru, Tamilnadu, India. The temple is incarnated by the hymns of Tirugnana Sambandar and is classifed as Paadal Petra Sthalam.-Legend:...

Thirukkandiyur
Thirukkandiyur
Thirukkandiyur or Tirukkandiyur is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located near Tiruvaiyaru, Tamilnadu, India. The temple is incarnated by the hymns of Tirugnana Sambandar and is classifed as Paadal Petra Sthalam.-Legend:...

Thanjavur
Puvananathar Temple
Pushpavananathar Temple, Tiruppoonturutti
Pushpavananathar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located near Tiruvarur, Tamilnadu, India. The temple is incarnated by the hymns of Appar and is classifed as Paadal Petra Sthalam.-Legend:...

Thirupanturuthi Thanjavur
Neyyadiappar Temple Tiruneithaanam Thanjavur
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