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Swetharanyeswarar (Shiva) Temple is a Hindu temple in Thiruvenkadu.
Thiruvenkadu is a village in Sirkazhi taluk of Mayiladuthurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the taluk headquarter, Sirkazhi. The village is also the birth place of Pattinathar, a saivite Tamil scholar and saint who attained salvation in Thirvotriyur near Chennai.
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The temple complex is spread over an area of 40 acres (160,000 m²) in the heart of the city. The main complex is dedicated to Shiva Nataraja and the complex contains shrines to deities such as Shivakami Amman, Ganesh, Murugan and Vishnu in the form Govindaraja Perumal. The golden tiled roof for the Chit Ambalam (the vimanam) was laid by the Chola King Parantaka I (907-950 CE). Donations of gold and jewels have been made by various kings, rulers and patrons to the temple from 9th to 16th century and by the British. In the Chidambaram temple, Shiva is said to have manifested himself in the form of sky.