Sri thyagaraja temple

Sri thyagaraja temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to lord thyagaraja located in the town of tiruvarur in Tamil nadu, India. the temple is revered by the thevaram hymns of saiva nayanars, 7th century Tamil saint poets and classified  as paadal petra sthalam.
The temple dates back to the time of the medieval cholas. an inscription dated in the 20th reginal year of rajendra l (1012-1044) beginning with intriduction tirumanni valara is found on the north and west walls of the thyagaraja shrine. It gives  a list of gifts  including a number of jewels and lamps to the god vidividankadevar(thyagaraja)
The temple complex occupies an area  of around 33 acres with the kamalalayam  tank to its west. There are numerous shrines and mandapas (halls) in the three spacious
enclosures (prakaram). The two main shrines of the temple are for valmikinathar (lord siva) and thyagaraja of the two the former is the most ancient, and derives its name from the anthill (putru), which takes the place of linga in the main shrine. Appear, the 7th century poet saint, refers to the main deity in his hymn as puttritrukondan(one who resides in the ant hill). the stala vriksham (temple tree) is patiri (trumpet flower tree). the principles and practises of tree-worship and ophilotary are ancient bases whereupon a later date linga worship seems to have been established . here all the 9 navagrahams located towards south in straight line also located in northwest corner of 1st (prakaram). this temple hold the record of having maximum sanni this in India.