This lies in between Mayuram and Kumbakonam. This is called Madhyarjuna from its being situated between Mallikarjuna (Srisailam, AndhraPradhesh) Sphutarjuna (Tirunelveli. TamilNadu). This holy place is watered by kaveri.

It is also called campakaranyam, Shaktipuram, Marudhavanam

Deity :
Mahalinga and Brihatkucamba.

The Ashwamedha Pradakshinam is important.People with mental disability come here for a cure.

On the inner Gopura on the eastern side is the sculpture of chola Brahmahathi. This haunted a chola king who killed a brahmana. It left him as he visited this shrine. The pandya king varaguna pandyan was also said to have been lasted by this the sculptural representation is on the gopuram at the second entrance.