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திருவேள்விக்குடிக் கோயில்
Thiruvelvikudi, Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu · 11.0868°, 79.5689°
A Kaveri-bank Paadal Petra Sthalam venerated in the Tevaram hymns of Sambandar and Sundarar. Tradition associates the shrine with the Ardhanarisvara form, in which Shiva shared half his body with Parvati.
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.
The saint Sundarar is said to have bathed in the Agni theertham here to be cured of his illness.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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