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Vanmeeganathar Koil (Tamil: வண்மீகனாதர் கோவில்)
Vanmeeganathar Koil (Tamil: வண்மீகனாதர் கோவில்) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva located in Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is worshipped as Venameeganathar (Tamil: வண்மீகனாதர்) and since the temple is home toan ant hill (Tamil : பாம்பு புத்து)it is believed that prayers to the Load here can cure diseases -Specifically Cancer related diseases. It is located in a village Deepambalpuram - 3 kilometers from Ammapettai, 30 km from Thanjavur and 25 km from Papanasam.

The temple was built by the Chola Kings -Royal family of Thanjavur around 1600 AD .The last known family /trustee to manage the temple was that of Seetharaman Iyer. Currently the temple administration is under the control of Government of Tamil Nadu - Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department.

The temple is in dilapidated condition and new has many new structural damages. Local people attribute the new structural damage to Oil and Gas exploration (Fracking) within 1 KM of the Temple walls. Contact temple authorities for contributing to or taking up renovation