Periyanayagi Madha Shrine is a Roman Catholic church in the village of Avur, 28 kilometres (17 mi) from the town of Pudukkottai[1] in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

With the contributions from well-wishers and Tondaiman, an impressive chapel much stronger than simply mud walls and thatched roofs had been completed in 1697.

The conflict between the Nayak rulers, who allied with Mughals and the Tondaimans caused the foundations of the church to be razed to the ground.

As the infuriated soldiers were unable to hurt their prisoner, they chained him up and led him to their camp amidst insults and threats.

When they found that the prisoner bore the treatment with unflinching tranquility, they became so exasperated that they stripped him naked exposed him to the midday sun.

A Passion play takes place during the Easter season, followed by a car festival in the summer, which attracts people of all faiths.