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Nagapattinam (Nagaikkaronam), Tamil Nadu · 10.7648°, 79.8431°
A Paadal Petra Sthalam in existence since the 6th century CE and rebuilt by the Pallavas, Cholas and Vijayanagara kings; it is linked to the Lakulisha tradition and houses a Thyagaraja image of lapis lazuli.
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.
A Chola king, Mucukunta, is said to have won seven Thyagaraja images from Indra, installed across the Cauvery delta as the Saptha Vidangam shrines whose deities dance in procession.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Pallava-Vijayanagara (rebuilds)
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