Macchapurisvarar Temple, Koyildevarayanpettai

Macchapurisvarar Temple stands at Koyildevarayanpettai in Thanjavur district, about 3 km from Papanasam beside Pandaravadai on the Papanasam-Thanjavur road. It was built by the Chola king Aditya Chola I. According to the Periya Puranam, Sambandar sang of it, and it is counted among the Vaippu Sthalams.

The lingam is worshipped as Macchapurisvarar, and the goddess Sugantha Kunthalambigai has her shrine on the right side of the temple. In the prakaram, Subramania appears with his consorts Valli and Deivanai, shown as a special feature holding a conch and a discus. The front mandapa has shrines to Dharma Vinayaka, the Navagrahas and Sanisvara.