Sri Vilvanathesvarar Temple is a Lord Shiva temple in Thiruvallam in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the padal petra sthalam and Lord Shiva here was worshipped by Thirunavukkarasar and Thirungnasambandar.
The Shiva lingam is a swayambu moorthy. According to legends, there was a priest who was troubled by a Asuran and Shiva has asked Nandi to help the priest. Hence, in this temple Nandi is facing the entrance of the temple watching out for the Asura, than facing the Lord.
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.
