Sivagurunathaswamy templeis a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in the village of Aduthurai, Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is worshipped as Sivagurunathaswamy, and is represented by the lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Prabhavalli. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. It houses two gateway towers known as gopurams. The tallest is the eastern tower, with five stories and a height of . The temple has numerous shrines, with those of Sivagurunathaswamy and Aryambal being the most prominent. The temple has six daily rituals at various times from 6:00 a.m. to 9 p.m., and eight yearly festivals on its calendar. The Aippassi Annabhishekam festival is celebrated during the day of the Aippasi (October - November) is the most prominent festival. The image of Nataraja, a prominent and ancient Chola art, was stolen and brought back from overseas after an elongated legal battle. The temple was originally built by the Cholas and has many inscriptions from them. The present masonry structure was built during the Nayak during the 16th century. In modern times, the temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu. Legend As per Hindu legend, the Sun god Surya and moon god Chandra worshipped the presiding deity in the place. Brahma worshipped Shiva in the place and attained his power of creation. Vishnu is believed to have appeared in the form of a boar to worship Shiva. Sambandar, a saivite saint, is believed to have performed Angapradakshanam (cicumabulating using ones body} as he believed that the image of Shiva resided beneath the floor and he should not touch the image with his foot. Following the legend, the temple is one of the few Shiva temples where Angapradakshanam is performed, which is otherwise performed only in Vishnu temples. As per another legend, Ravana, an asura king, worshipped Shiva in an unclean manner. Kubera, the brother of Ravana, worshipped Shiva to forgive the behaviour. He was chided by Shiva's bull Nandi and was cursed to born in earth as a normal human. Kubera was born in this place as a knight and he started worshipping Shiva. Pleased by his devotion, his position was restored. As Kubera is believed to have worshipped here, the village is also known