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Sellur, Madurai (Thiru Aappanoor), Tamil Nadu · 9.9305°, 78.1228°
A Paadal Petra Sthalam within Madurai city, first raised by Pandya kings and later expanded under the Nayaks and Sethupathis, with a Somaskanda image of note.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
A carpenter's wedge ('aappu') is said to have turned into a Shivalinga so the Pandya king Solandhagan could cross the flooded Vaigai, naming both temple and deity.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Pandya
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Opening the line…