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கோட்டாறு ஐராவதீசுவரர் கோயில்
Thirukottaram (Tirukkottaru), Tamil Nadu · 10.9685°, 79.7398°
A roughly thousand-year-old Medieval Chola shrine at Tirukkottaru, whose Tevaram praise by Sambandar is inscribed within the sanctum itself.
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.
Indra's elephant Airavata, cursed by the sage Durvasa, is said to have worshipped here among the holy places that freed him after a hundred years.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
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