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Nardana Pureeswarar Temple

திருத்தலையாலங்காடு நர்த்தனபுரீஸ்வரர் கோயில்

Thalayalangadu (Talaiyalankadu), Tamil Nadu · 10.8337°, 79.5331°

Shiva as Nardana PureeswararUndetermined—Paadal Petra Sthalam
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Paadal Petra Sthalam praised by the saint Tirunavukkarasar; prayer here is traditionally believed to cure leprosy.

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.

The Pandya king Nedunchezhiyan is believed to have defeated the Chera and Chola kings at this place.

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Sources

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