Tiruvāthavūr (Thiruvathavur), near Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Tiruvāthavūr (Thiruvathavur) is a village near Melur, north-east of Madurai on the Vaigai River, in Tamil Nadu, south India. It is the birthplace of Māṇikkavācakar (9th c.), the Śaiva Tamil poet-saint and author of the Tiruvācakam.