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High medieval · Hindu · India

Alanduraiappar Temple, Nallatthukkudi

Nallathukudi, Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu · 11.1003°, 79.6911°

Shiva (Alanduraiappar), with the goddesses Kuyiladu Nayaki and Kuyilanda NayakiUndetermined
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded; reconsecrated 1970
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shiva temple 2 km from Mayiladuthurai on the Nedumaruthur road, without a gopuram and entered through a single gateway into its prakaram of subsidiary shrines. Its most recent kumbhabhishekham was performed on 8 June 1970.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

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.

The lingam here is said to have been worshipped by Surya, and the temple's Surya Pushkarani tank is believed to cure long-standing illness.

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Sources

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