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Manturai, Tamil Nadu · 10.8756°, 78.7863°
A Paadal Petra Sthalam near Tiruchirappalli glorified by Appar and Sambandar and expanded by 11th-century Chola kings, whose inscriptions line its walls. It is known as a Moola Nakshatra parihara shrine where those born under the Moola star pray for marriage.
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.
Shiva is said to have fed a mango to a deer here under the sacred mango tree — maan (deer) giving the village its name Manthurai.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
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