of the vimana indicate the temple's antiquity. This feature is possibly termed Vrittasputitas in silpa texts like Shilparatna, and is found only in few other temples like Neyyadiappar Temple, Tillaistanam, central shrine in Moovar Koil in Kodumbalur, Vijayalaya Choleeswaram in Narthamalai, Anantheswara temple in Udayarkudi, and Kampaheswarar Temple, Thirubuvanam. Poetry Sambandar and Appar composed the thevara Pathigam here. Festivals The Jayantan Festival is celebrated on the first Friday in the Tamil month of Chittirai. In addition to this Vinayaka Chaturthi, Navaratri, Kartikai Deepam, Arudra Darisanam and Vaikasi Visaakam are celebrated here . Location This temple is between Madurai and Karaikudi, and can be reached by road from either place. It is about 65 km from Madurai, 20 km from Karaikudi, and about 35 km from Sivagangai. References http://www.thevaaram.org/thirumurai_1/koil_view.php?koil_idField=216 External links http://www.templenet.com/Tamilnadu/s205.html http://www.shivatemples.com/pnaadu/pn06.html https://temple.dinamalar.com/en/New_en.php?id=326 Photogallery Hindu temples in Sivaganga district Padal Petra Stalam