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High medieval · Hindu · India
Karuppariyalur Kutram Poruttha Naathar Temple
திருக்கருப்பறியலூர்
Karuppariyalur (Thalaignayiru), Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu · 11.2108°, 79.6556°
Kutram Poruttha Naathar (Shiva who forgives faults), with Kolvalai NaayakiUndetermined—Paadal Petra Sthalam
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A Paadal Petra Sthalam whose lord bears the name 'he who bears with transgressions' (Aparadhakshameswarar). The shrine was hymned by Tirugnanasambandar and Sundarar in the Tevaram.