Shivalokathyagar Temple, Achalpuram

Achalpuram Shivalokathyagar Temple stands in the village of Achalpuram, Kollidam block, Mayiladuthurai district. Shiva is worshipped as Shivalokathyagar and his consort as Tiruvennetru Umaiammai. It is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams praised by Tirugnanasambandar and is counted among the temples on the banks of the Kaveri.

The temple holds a special place in Saivite tradition as the spot where Sambandar is believed to have merged with the deity and attained salvation. Other saints are said to have reached liberation here too, among them Tiruneelanakka Nayanar, Muruga Nayanar, and Thiruneelakanta Yazhpanar with his wife Madhanga Soodamani.