| Tiruvavaduturai Thiruavaduthurai |
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| — village — | |
| Coordinates | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District(s) | Nagapattinam |
| Nearest city | Mayiladuthurai,kompakonam |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area • Coastline |
• 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
Thiruvavaduthurai is a town well known for its adheenam. It is one of the five most prominent shaiva aadheenams (or monasteries) in South India. It is headed by a pontiff. at here the Thirumular writes "thirumanthiram".