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திருக்கோழம்பியம் கோகிலேசுவரர் கோயில்
Tirukozhambiam (Thirukkozhambam), Tamil Nadu · 11.0134°, 79.5277°
A Kaveri-bank Paadal Petra Sthalam glorified by the Tamil Saivite saints in the early medieval Tevaram poems.
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 devotee named Chandan, cursed by Indra to be reborn as a nightingale (kokila), is said to have regained human form by meditating on Shiva here.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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