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High medieval · Hindu · India
Araneri Achaleswarar Temple
ஆரூர் அசலேசுவரர் கோயில்
Araneri, Tiruvarur (Achaleswaram), Tamil Nadu · 10.7761°, 79.6335°
Shiva as Araneriyappar (consort Vandarakuzhali)Undetermined—Paadal Petra Sthalam
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A shrine within the precincts of the great Thyagaraja temple of Tiruvarur that is counted separately among the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams, glorified by the saint Tirunavukkarasar.