Vajrastampeshwarar-Mazhuvaadeeshar Temple is situated at
Thirumazhapadi near
Thanjavur. The principal deity of the temple is
Lord Shiva in the form of Mazhuvaadeeshar, Vajrastampeshwarar.
The temple is noted for a seven tiered
rajagopuram, the Somaskanda mandapa, which is a 100 pillared hall, and murals of the
Nataraja shrine. There is a monolithic stone image of Somaskandar and two shrines for
Dakshinamurthy. Inscriptions of
Chola,
Pandya,
Hoysala and the
Vijayanagar emperors are found in the temple.
The main festival is the annual
Brahmotsavam celebrated in the Masi (February-March) month. The temple is at a distance of 5 km from Thriuvaiyaru.
