Sri Sattainathar Temple is a Lord Shiva temple in Seergazhi in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the padal petra sthalam and is 14th in the series.
The temple is also known as Brahmapureeswarar temple and Thoniappar temple. There are 22 water tanks. Seergazhi is an ancient town and is known by many names – Brahmapuram, Venupuram, Thonipuram, Kazhumalam, Pugali, Sirkazhiswaram and Shri Kali. It is also a 11th Shakti peetam. The temple has also Jeeva samadhi of Sattai Muni Sitthar.
The temple has large open grounds with three concentric walls. There are two seven tiered gopurams as well. The temple was reconstructed during 7th century and 13th century AD.
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.
