books.google.com.sg - Tiruvarur in the Thanjavur district of Tamilnadu was the centre of Saiva and Sakta worship from very ancient times. The Saiva cult revolved around the Tyagaraja icon enshrined in a temple bearing the name of the image. Interestingly, Tyagaraja is not the principle deity but a processional icon and is...http://books.google.com.sg/books/about/The_Ty%C4%81gar%C4%81ja_Cult_in_Tamiln%C4%81%E1%B8%8Du.html?id=ORwNmkDswqwC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Tyāgarāja Cult in Tamilnāḍu
