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Kodumbalur, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu · 10.5433°, 78.5122°
A Shiva temple at Kodumbalur commemorating Idangazhi Nayanar, the local king counted among the Saiva saints, who built temples and endowed worship in the town. Aippasi Karthigai is among the festivals kept here.
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.
A devotee who had spent everything on worship stole paddy from the royal store; on hearing why, Idangazhi freed him and threw the granary open to all who needed grain for offerings to Shiva.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
Answers only from cited records
Opening the line…