Avinashi

Avinashi is a municipality in Tirupur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was recently merged with the newly formed Tirupur district.

Avinashi is a small town near Tirupur and Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. Avinashi is famous for the Shiva temple constructed by Sundarapandiya, which is closely associated with the great Shiva saint Sundaramoorthy Nayanar. The word "Avinashi" means that something that is indestructible. Avinashi is one of the seven Shivasthalams in Tamil Nadu. The temple of Avinashi is better known as "Karunaiyaaththaal temple". Avinashi is also referred to in the inscriptions as "Dakshina Varanasi" and "Tiruppukkozhiyur". This temple of Avinashi is regarded as the first of the seven Tevara Sthalams in the Kongu Region of Tamil Nadu.