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Sakkottai, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu · 10.9353°, 79.3998°
A Shaiva temple near Kumbakonam sung in the 7th-century Tevaram and so counted among the Paadal Petra Sthalams, built by the Cholas in the 9th century and expanded by the Thanjavur Nayaks; it is linked to Sakya Nayanar, one of the sixty-three Saiva saints.
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.
In the deluge the essence of creation is said to have come to rest here in a pot of nectar, which gave the place its old name Kalayanallur.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
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