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Paadal Petra Sthalams are the 276 Siva temples that are revered in the Tevaram verses of the Nayanmars, where at least one of Sambandar, Appar and Sundarar have sung at least one full pathigam dedicated to the specific temple.

Nayanmar are the 63 Saints of Saivism who lived between 6th and 8th Century CE in Tamilnadu. They played a very important role in the Bhakti Movement during that period. Three among the Nayanmars were considered the principal Saivite Saints - Thirugnanasambandar, Thirunavukkarasar and Sundarar. Their contribution to Saivism is in the form of a literature, this is a collection of Hymns called Thevaram.

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