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Meganathar Temple

திருமீயச்சூர் மேகநாதர் கோயில்

Tirumeeyachur, Tamil Nadu · 10.9628°, 79.6472°

Shiva (Meganathaswami), consort LalithambikaUndetermined—Paadal Petra Sthalam
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Paadal Petra Sthalam of the Tevaram, renowned for its shrine of Lalithambika: tradition holds that the Lalita Sahasranama was composed here and taught to Agastya by Hayagriva.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

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.

Garuda and Aruna, mounts of Vishnu and Surya, are said to have been born here to Vinata and Kadru after the sisters worshipped Shiva.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined