Semponarkoil Swarnapureeswarar Temple

Semponarkoil Swarnapureeswarar Temple (செம்பொனார்கோவில் சுவர்ணபுரீசுவரர் கோயில்)is a Hindu temple located at Semponnarkoil in Mayiladuthurai district of Tamil Nadu, India. This place is also called as Tiruchemponpalli. The historical name of the place is Lakshmipuri and Indirapuri.The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Swarnapureeswarar. His consort is known as Suguntha Kundalambikai.

Significance
It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanars Tirugnanasambandar and Tirunavukkarasar.

Literary mention
Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as: வானார் திங்கள் வளர்புன் சடைவைத்துத் தேனார் செம்பொன் பள்ளி மேவிய ஊனார் தலையிற் பலிகொண் டுழல்வாழ்க்கை ஆனான் கழலே யடைந்து வாழ்மினே.