High medieval · Hindu · India
Mahakalanathar Temple
திருமாகாளம் மாகாளேசுவரர் கோயில்
Thirumakalam (Ambar Maakaalam), Tamil Nadu · 10.9165°, 79.6862°
Shiva (Mahakalanathar), consort BayakshambikaiUndetermined—Paadal Petra Sthalam
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
The Ambar Maakaalam shrine, one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams glorified by Tirugnanasambandar in the early medieval Tevaram poems.
Sources
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined