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கண்ணாப்பூர் நடுதறியப்பர் கோயில்
Kanrappur, Tamil Nadu · 10.6792°, 79.6898°
An 11th-century Chola temple near Tiruvarur with a five-tiered rajagopuram, honoured in the Tevaram hymns of Appar and counted among the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams.
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 Shaiva woman whose husband smashed her linga worshipped a carpenter's wedge instead; when he swung an axe at it, Shiva manifested from the wedge, giving the deity his name.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
Answers only from cited records
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