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Kangeyampalayam, Erode district, Tamil Nadu · 11.2742°, 77.8006°
A 10th-century Chola temple standing on a hillock island in the Kaveri on the Erode-Karur road, with an athi tree in the precinct held to be about 3,000 years old; Aadi Perukku and the Tamil New Year draw thousands of pilgrims.
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.
Temple lore says the sage Agastya raised a lingam of sand on the hillock and meditated there, and that Shiva appeared and declared the place would bless not only the sage but all his devotees.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
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