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High medieval · Hindu · India

Agastheesvarar Temple, Purisai

Purisai, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu · 12.5790°, 79.5852°

Agastheesvarar (Shiva)UndeterminedDravidian
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shiva temple at Purisai whose presiding deity is Agastheesvarar and whose goddess is Akilandesvari. It is counted among the Vaippu Sthalams, shrines named in passing in the hymns of the Nayanar Sundarar.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined