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Piramanoor, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu · 9.7704°, 78.2761°
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.
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.
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.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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