Valampurinathar Temple, Thiruvalampuram

Valampurinathar Temple is a Shiva temple at Melaperumpallam, Thiruvalampuram, in Mayiladuthurai district, near Puhar and Thiruvenkadu. It dates to the period of the Medieval Cholas and is counted among the temples on the banks of the Kaveri.

The Thevaram hymns of the 7th-century Saiva Nayanars praise it, making it a Paadal Petra Sthalam. Shiva is worshipped here as Valampuranathar and his consort as Vaduvakirkanni. The temple also holds the samadhi of Herananda Maharishi and is known as a Ganapathy Sthalam.