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Thiruverumbur, Tamil Nadu · 10.7928°, 78.7675°
A Paadal Petra Sthalam crowning a 60-foot hill near Tiruchirappalli, its present form raised by Aditya Chola I after the battle of Tirupurambiyam; the temple preserves 49 Chola inscriptions and draws tens of thousands for the full-moon girivalam circumambulation.
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 become an anthill and tilted his head so that ants could climb up and worship him — erumbu, the ant, names the lord Erumbeeswarar.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
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