| Mehanadhar Temple | |
| Map Type: | India Tamil Nadu |
| Coordinates: | 10.9628°N 79.6472°W |
| Native Name: | Lalithambika temple |
| Country: | India |
| State: | Tamil Nadu |
| District: | Thiruvarur |
| Location: | Tirumeichur |
| Deity: | Mehanathar (Shiva) Lalithambika (Parvathi) |
| Architecture: | Dravidian architecture |
Tirumeeyachur Mehanadhar Temple (திருமீயச்சூர் மேகநாதர் கோயில்) is a Hindu temple located at Thirumeeyachur in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.[1] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Meganathaswami. His consort is known as Lalithambika.[2]
It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Tirugnanasambandar.[2] Tirumeeyachur Ilamkovil Sakalabhuvaneswarar Temple is also located on this temple's premises.This temple is were Sri Lalita Sahasranama was composed and Hayagriva taught it to Agastya maharishi.This temple is considered as the birth place of Garuda - The vahana of Vishnu and Aruna - The charioteer of Surya. As per the legend and Sthala purana, Vinata and Katru (wives of Kashyapa) worshipped shiva here and got blessed to get Garuda and Aruna as their Son. Aruna worshipped Shiva here and become charioteer of Surya.
Tirugnanasambandar describes the feature of the deity as:[3]