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High medieval · Hindu · India

Jambukaranyesvarar Temple, Kundalur

Kundalur, Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu · 10.9303°, 79.5253°

Shiva (Jambukaranyesvarar)UndeterminedDravidian
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shiva temple at Kundalur in Tiruvarur district, some 20 km from Kumbakonam, with the lingam worshipped as Jambukaranyesvarar and the goddess as Anandavalli. It is one of the Vaippu Sthalams named in the hymns of the Nayanar Appar.

Sthala katha — the legend

The place is remembered as Jambu Karanyam, where Sita is said to have worshipped and the sage Roma Maharishi performed penance.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined