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Macchapurisvarar Temple, Koyildevarayanpettai

Koyildevarayanpettai, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu · 10.9123°, 79.2360°

Shiva (Macchapurisvarar), with the goddess Sugantha KunthalambigaiChola
Sacred since
870 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
c. 9th c. (Chola, under Aditya I)
Chola

History & significance

A Shiva temple 3 km from Papanasam credited to Aditya Chola I and counted among the Vaippu Sthalams sung by Sambandar. Its prakaram holds an unusual Subramania shrine in which the god stands with Valli and Devasena while holding the conch and discus.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola