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Athmanathaswamy Temple, Avudaiyarkoil

Avudaiyarkoil, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu · 10.0731°, 79.0400°

Shiva as Athmanathaswamy (worshipped without an image of the lingam)Undetermined
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
attributed to Manikkavasagar; century unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

The Shiva temple of Tirupperunturai on the south bank of the Vellar in Pudukkottai district, which inscriptions connect with the Saiva saint Manikkavasagar and which gives the village its name of Avudaiyarkoil.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined