Masilamaniswara Temple, Thirumullaivoyal

Masilamaniswara Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Tiruvallur
Deity	Masilamaninathar(Shiva) Kodiyidai Nayagi(Parvati)
Features	Temple tank: Manasa Pushkarani Temple tree: Mullai Kodi
Location
Location	Thirumullaivoyal
State	Tamil Nadu
Country	India
Location in Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates	13°08′11″N 80°07′57″E / 13.136417°N 80.132400°E / 13.136417; 80.132400
Architecture
Type	Dravidian architecture
Completed	9th century CE

The Masilamaniswara Temple, Thirumullaivoyal or Masilamaniswara Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in Thirumullaivoyal in the Chennai-Avadi road, India. The temple is incarnated by the hymns of Tevaram and is classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. The temple is incarnated by the hymns of Sundarar, Ramalinga Swamigal and Arunagirinathar.^[1] His consort Parvati is depicted as Piraisoodi Amman. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th-century Tamil Shaiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam.

The temple is believed to have been built by Cholas during 9th century CE and with significant additions from later Chola kings and by the subsequent ruling empires. It houses five-tiered gateway towers known as gopurams. The temple has numerous shrines, with those of Masilamaniswarar and Kodiyidai Nayagi Amman being the most prominent. The temple has six daily rituals at various times from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., and four yearly festivals on its calendar.

The temple is one of the Sakthi triad in the region of Tondaimandalam, the other two being the Vadivudai Amman Temple at Tiruvottiyur and the Thiruvudai Amman Temple at Minjur.