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அவிநாசி அவிநாசியப்பர் கோயில்
Avinashi, Tamil Nadu · 11.1900°, 77.2680°
The chief Tevaram shrine of the Kongu country at Avinashi, founded under the Cholas and rebuilt in stone under the Nayaks, counted among the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams.
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.
At Sundarar's hymn, a crocodile is said to have released alive the boy it had swallowed years before, an event replayed each year as the Mudalai Vaai Pillai festival.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Nayak
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