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திருவாடானை ஆதிரத்தினேசுவரர் கோயில்
Tiruvadanai, Tamil Nadu · 9.7984°, 78.9711°
A major shrine of Ramanathapuram district, one of the fourteen Tevaram-praised Shiva temples of the Pandya country and of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams, its gopuram carrying fine Dravidian work.
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.
Vaaruni, cursed to bear an elephant's body with a goat's head, is said to have regained his form by worshipping Shiva here, giving Tiruvadanai its name.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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