Sri Masilamaniswarar Temple is a Lord Shiva temple in Vada Thirumullaivasal in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu. The temple is a padal petra sthalam and is the 7th in the series.
The temple was built by Cholas in the 7th century and Lord Shiva here was worshipped by Thirugnasambandar. The temple is near the seashore and the beach is just 500 meters away.
The temple is also famous during the solar and lunar eclipse and many pilgrims confer here to pray Lord Shiva.
Padal Petra Sthalam
This is one of the 276 temples mentioned in Devaram which are collections of songs of these temples by Thirunavukkarasar, Thirugnasambandar, Sundarar and Manickavasagar. These collection of songs composed by the great saints describe many of these temples, deities, history, legends, sthala vruksha, temple ponds and other details about the god and temple.
