Editing Mayiladuthurai (section)

==Etymology==
Mayiladuthurai<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=30 March 2025 |title=Government of Tamil Nadu - Mayiladuthurai District Website |url=https://mayiladuthurai.nic.in/history/ |access-date=30 March 2025 |website=Government of Tamil Nadu - Mayiladuthurai District Website}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 March 2025 |title=Department of Tourism, Government of Tamil Nadu |url=https://www.tamilnadutourism.tn.gov.in/destinations/mayiladuthurai-district |access-date=30 March 2025 |website=Department of Tourism, Government of Tamil Nadu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mayiladuthurai MegaCity Website |url=https://mayiladuthurai.tripod.com/about.htm |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=mayiladuthurai.tripod.com}}</ref> is due to the ancient lore in which the divine goddess Parvathi manifested herself as a peacock (''Mayil)'' to attract the attention of Lord Shiva through a miraculous dance. 

[[Mayuranathaswami Temple, Mayiladuthurai|Mayuranathaswami Temple]] dedicated to the Amman is one of the most important Hindu temples in the town. There is a statue depicting goddess Amman in a [[peahen]] form worshipping ''[[lingam]]'', an iconic symbol of [[Shiva]].<ref name="southindianshrinesp271">[[#Ayyar|Ayyar 1920]], p 271</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=R |first=Sree Varshini |url=https://www.google.com.qa/books/edition/A_journey_through_50_Tourist_Destination/narREAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=mayiladuthurai+history&pg=PA278&printsec=frontcover |title=A journey through 50 Tourist Destination |publisher=Ink of Knowledge |isbn=978-93-5826-143-1 |language=en}}</ref>