Sri Thirumeninathar Temple is a Lord Shiva temple in Thiruchuzhi in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu. The temple is a part of padal petra sthalam and the Lord Shiva here was worshipped by Sundarar.
The temple is a large one with many mandapams. The Lord Shiva is a swayambu moorthy. The town is also the birth place of Ramana Maharishi.
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.
