Thanthondriappar
Akkur Thanthondreeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Akkur in Mayiladuthurai district of Tamil Nadu, India.
The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Thanthondriappar. His consort is known as Valnedunkanni.
It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanars Tirugnanasambandar and Tirunavukkarasar.
Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:
நன்மையா னாரணனும் நான்முகனுங் காண்பரிய
தொன்மையான் தோற்றங்கே டில்லாதான் தொல்கோயில்
இன்மையாற் சென்றிரந்தார்க் கில்லையென்னா தீந்துவக்குந்
தன்மையாற் ஆக்கூரிற் றான்றோன்டி மாடமே.
Sirappuli Nayanar
Sirappuli Nayanar is associated with this temple. A shrine is dedicated to him, in the temple.