padikasu nathar temple (also called swarnapureeswarar temple) is a hindu temple located at azhagaputhur, a village in the thanjavur district of tamil nadu, india. shiva is worshiped as padikasunathar, and is represented by the "lingam". his consort parvati is depicted as soundaranayagi. the presiding deity is revered in the 7th century tamil saiva canonical work, the "tevaram", written by tamil saint poets known as the nayanars and classified as "paadal petra sthalam". the 8th century "saiva" saint poet sundarar has sung praise about the temple in his works.