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Venni Karumbeswarar Temple

வெண்ணி கரும்பேசுவரர் கோயில்

Koilvenni (Venni), Tamil Nadu · 10.7800°, 79.3500°

Shiva as Karumbeswarar (consort Soundaranayagi)Undetermined—Paadal Petra Sthalam
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

One of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams glorified in the Tevaram; devotees traditionally offer sugar to the deity seeking a cure for diabetes.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

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 main linga is shaped like a bundle of sugarcane stems tied together, karumbu being Tamil for sugarcane.

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Sources

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