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Mohanur, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu · 11.0519°, 78.1371°
A Shaiva temple near the Kaveri at Mohanur with a single prakaram, the lingam facing west and the goddess east, and shrines to Vinayaka, Subramania, Nataraja, Kali and the 63 Nayanars. It is one of the Vaippu Sthalams named in the hymns of Appar, and Maha Shivaratri is its chief festival.
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.
Local tradition holds that a small spring rises from beneath the feet of the presiding deity and runs to the Kaveri.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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