Srimushnam

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Srimushnam
Town
Srimushnam Location in Tamil Nadu, India Show map of Tamil Nadu Srimushnam Srimushnam (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 11°24′N 79°24′E / 11.400°N 79.400°E / 11.400; 79.400
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Taluk	Srimushnam
Area
• Total	15.72 km2 (6.07 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	13,971
• Density	890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TN-91

Srimushnam is a town panchayat, and the headquarters of Srimushnam taluk, in Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, India. The town is sacred to Hindus and Buddhists. It is one of the eight Svayam Vyakta Ksetras of Vaishnavism, and is known for Bhu Varaha Swamy temple, which is dedicated to Varaha, the boar-avatar of Vishnu, and his consort, Lakshmi.^[1][2] The Bhuvaraha temple has been visited by Madhva saint Sri Vadiraja Tirtha in sixteenth century and is written in his work Tirtha Prabandha. Jagadguru Madhvacharya visited Bhuvaraha temple many times and took even Chaturmasya deeksha here. During his Chaturmasya deeksha he created a Dhanda Tirtha, a pond with stick which can be seen even today.