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தென்குரங்காடுதுறை ஆபத்சகாயேசுவரர் கோயில்
Aduthurai, Tamil Nadu · 11.0154°, 79.4809°
The Then Kurangaduthurai shrine at Aduthurai, one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams of the Tevaram, founded by the Cholas and rebuilt in masonry during the 16th-century Nayak period.
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.
Sugriva, fleeing his brother Vali, is said to have prayed to Shiva here and been rescued when the lord turned him into a swan.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Thanjavur Nayak
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