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High medieval · Hindu · India

Shree Kailasha Nathar Temple, Piramanoor

Piramanoor, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu · 9.7704°, 78.2761°

Shiva (as Kailasha Nathar), with Kamatchi AmbigaUndeterminedPandya
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shaiva temple in Piramanoor village near Tiruppuvanam, built in Pandya style over roughly 78 cents of land with shrines to Ganesha, Murugan, Vishnu and the Navagrahas. Pradosham and Karthikai are its chief observances.

Sthala katha — the legend

Brahma is said to have carried a lingam here from Mount Kailash and worshipped at the spot in penance after his dispute with Vishnu over supremacy, giving the village its name.

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Sources

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