ha ▁Tem ples ▁for ▁planet ▁G uru ▁( J up iter ). ▁Tir ug n ana ▁S amb and ar , ▁a ▁ 7 th - century ▁T amil ▁Sa iv ite ▁poet , ▁v ener ated ▁A paths ah es war ar ▁in ▁ten ▁vers es ▁in ▁Te var am , ▁compiled ▁as ▁the ▁First ▁Tir um ur ai . ▁Appar , ▁a ▁contemporary ▁of ▁S amb and ar , ▁also ▁v ener ated ▁Ann am al ai yar ▁in ▁ 1 0 ▁vers es ▁in ▁Te var am , ▁compiled ▁as ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Tir um ur ai . ▁As ▁the ▁temple ▁is ▁rever ed ▁in ▁Te var am , ▁it ▁is ▁class ified ▁as ▁Pa adal ▁Pet ra ▁S th al am , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 7 5 ▁tem ples ▁that ▁find ▁mention ▁in ▁the ▁Sa iva ▁canon . ▁The ▁temple ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁visited ▁tem ples ▁in ▁the ▁district . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁H indu ▁legend , ▁Mah aling as w amy ▁at ▁Th ir uv ida imar ud ur ▁is ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁all ▁Sh iva ▁tem ples ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁and ▁the ▁S ap tha ▁V ig ra ha ▁mo or this ▁( se ven ▁prime ▁cons ort s ▁in ▁all ▁Sh iva ▁tem ples ) ▁are ▁located ▁at ▁seven ▁cardinal ▁points ▁around ▁the ▁temple , ▁located ▁in ▁various ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁The ▁seven ▁de ities ▁are ▁N atar aja ▁in ▁Ch id amb aram ▁N atar aja ▁Temple ▁at