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High medieval · Hindu · India

Agastheesvarar Temple, Kuzhaiyur

Kuzhaiyur, Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu · 11.0190°, 79.5912°

Shiva (Agastheesvarar), with the goddess AbiramiUndetermined
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

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.

Sthala katha — the legend

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.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined