Arupathu Moovar Temple,
Thiruvaippadi, Thanjavur
Arupathu Moovar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to 63 Nayanmars, group of Shaivite saints, located in Thiruvaippadi Village near Thiruppanandal Town in Thiruvidaimaruthur Taluk in Thanjavur District in Tamil Nadu. Nayanmars were a group of 63 saints lived in Tamil Nadu between 6th and 8th centuries CE. They were ardent devotees of Lord Shiva and influenced the Bhakti movement in early medieval South India. The names of the Nayanars were first compiled by Sundarar.
The list was expanded by Nambiyandar
Nambi during his compilation of material by the poets for the Thirumurai collection
and would include Sundarar himself and Sundarar's parents. Out of 63 Nayanmars, 58 were born in Tamil
Nadu, one from Andhra Pradesh, one from Karnataka, one from Puducherry, 2 from
Kerala. Idols of 63 Nayanmars can be found in the temple prakaram in most of the
Shiva temples. This temple is dedicated only to the 63 Nayanmars. The Temple
was constructed recently by 63 Nayanmar Thiruppani Mandram, Virudhachalam.
The Temple remains open from 7.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon
and from 4.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.
Connectivity
The Temple is located at about 2
Kms from Senganur, 2.5 Kms from Thiruppanandal, 2.5 Kms from Thiruppanandal Bus
Stand, 13 Kms from Aduthurai Railway Station, 15 Kms from Thiruvidaimarudur, 17
Kms from Kumbakonam, 18 Kms from Kumbakonam Bus Stand, 18 Kms from Kumbakonam
Railway Station, 56 Kms from Thanjavur and 107 Kms from Trichy Airport. The
Temple is situated on Kumbakonam to Thiruppanandal Route.