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திருக்கூடலையாற்றூர்
Thirukoodalaiyathoor (Koodalaiyatrur), Tamil Nadu · 11.4158°, 79.4772°
A river-confluence shrine of Cuddalore district founded under the Cholas and rebuilt in the Nayak period, glorified by Sundarar among the 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 Chola king who had wrongfully killed his wife is said to have been cured of the resulting affliction by bathing at the confluence where Shiva rules as Koodalaiyitroorar.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Nayak
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