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திருஈங்கோய்மலை
Thiruengoimalai, Tamil Nadu · 10.9769°, 78.4035°
A hilltop Paadal Petra Sthalam above the Kaveri in Tiruchirappalli district, glorified by Tirugnanasambandar in the Tevaram, and counted among the eight sites believed to hold fragments of Mount Kailasa.
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 trial of strength between Vayu and Adisesha is said to have hurled eight pieces of Kailasa southward, one of which became the hill of Thiruengoimalai.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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