Suggested Correction: Tiruvenkaadu is the birthplace of Swami Pattinathar, as attested to by his given birthname "Tiruvenkaadar". The name Pattinathar was an honorific that came about through common usage of the way people referred to him. Since the city was known as Kaveri Poom-Pattinam, the sage was referred to as "Pattinathar", the One who hails from the city. This is generally because it is considered impolite to address or refer to a revered person by name. Tiruvidaimaruthur is the place to which he was guided in order to meet his Guru, who, at the behest of Lord Shiva Himself, initiated him into the intricacies of Saivite worship. Om Namah Sivaya.