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Kuzhaiyur, Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu · 11.0190°, 79.5912°
A Shiva temple at Kuzhaiyur counted among the Vaippu Sthalams sung by the Nayanar Appar. It has no gopuram, only a walled entrance and a single prakaram, and holds further shrines to Subramanya, Kasi Visvanatha and Varadharaja Perumal; its last kumbhabhishekham was in July 2009.
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.
When Shiva's wedding on Kailash tilted the earth's balance, he sent the sage Agastya south to restore it, and the sage is said to have worshipped here on that journey, giving the place its name.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
Answers only from cited records
Opening the line…