Naavaleswarar Temple is an ancient temple located at
Tirunavalur in
Cuddalore District,
Tamil Nadu. The place is also known as Tirunamanallur. At the entrance of the temple is the five tiered
Rajagopuram. The temple has a shrine for
Sundaramurthy Nayanar, Varadaraja Perumal and Ambal Sundaranayaki. Images of
Natarajar,
Bhikshatanar and Sundaramoorthy Nayanar are also depicted in the temple. Inscriptions reveal that the sculptural works were done during the
Chola period. The Sthala Vriksham (sacred tree) is Naaval maram and the
Teerthams are Gomukhi Teertham and Garuda Teertham. The nearest railhead is at Panrutti (16 km).
