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High medieval · Hindu · India
Netroddharakaswami Temple
புறவார் பனங்காட்டூர்
Puravar Panankattur, Tamil Nadu · 12.0078°, 79.5367°
Shiva (worshipped as a lingam)Medieval Chola—Paadal Petra Sthalam
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
early 11th c. (Rajendra Chola I)
Medieval Chola
History & significance
A Shiva temple in Viluppuram district counted among the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams. It was raised by Rajendra Chola I at the start of the 11th century and carries inscriptions from several later Chola rulers.