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திருவாவடுதுறை கோமுக்தீசுவரர் ஆலயம்
Thiruvaduthurai, Tamil Nadu · 11.0404°, 79.5182°
A 9th-century Chola temple at Thiruvaduthurai on the Kaveri, expanded by later Chola rulers and rich in inscriptions from the reigns of Parantaka I and Rajaraja I. It is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams of the Tevaram canon.
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.
The saint Tirumular is said to have entered the body of the dead herdsman Moolan here to console his grieving cattle, and remained in that form for good.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
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