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Ariyamangai, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu · 10.8910°, 79.2018°
A modest Shiva temple with a small vimana and no gopura, standing about ten kilometres from Chakkarapalli on the Thanjavur–Kumbakonam road. It is one of the seven Saptamangai shrines of the Matrikas, and holds five saptamatrika figures of the ninth century and a Dakshinamurthy of the thirteenth.
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.
Vishnu is said to have worshipped the lingam here, and from Hari, a name of Vishnu, the deity is called Harimukteesvarar.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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