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இன்னம்பூர் எழுத்தறிநாதேஸ்வரர் கோயில்
Innambur, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu · 10.9818°, 79.3390°
A Paadal Petra Sthalam near Kumbakonam whose sanctum carries a rare Gajaprashta (elephant-back) vimana over a self-manifested lingam. The shrine is glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems.
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, 'the lord who knows writing', is said to have submitted the temple accounts to the king himself to save a devoted accountant from punishment.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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