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Ambal, Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu · 10.9170°, 79.6808°
A Shiva temple at Ambal in Tiruvarur district, held to be the last of the sixty raised-platform maadakoil shrines built by Kochengat Chola, with a three-tiered rajagopuram. It is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams, sung by Tirugnanasambandar in the Tevaram, and is run by the Tamil Nadu HR&CE department.
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.
Brahma, cursed by Shiva, is said to have worshipped here and bathed in the temple tank Annam Poigai to regain his form.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
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