Vaippu Sthalam
A Vaippu Sthalam, also called a Tevara Vaippu Sthalam, is one of the Hindu temples in South India that is referenced in the songs in the Tevaram, hymns composed in praise of Shiva during the 7th-8th century.
The Paadal Petra Sthalam by comparison are 276 temples that are revered in the verses of Shaiva Nayanars in the 6th-9th century CE.
| Verses | Poet |
| 1, 2, 3. Tirukadaikkappu | Sambandar |
| 4, 5, 6. Tevaram | Appar |
| 7. Tirupattu | Sundarar |
| 8. Tiruvacakam and Tirukkovaiyar | Manikkavacakar |
| 9. Tiruvicaippa and Tiruppallantu | Various poets |
| 10. Tirumantiram | Tirumular |
| 11. Prabandham | Various poets |
| 12. Periya Puranam | Sekkilar |