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திருநெய்த்தானம்
Tillaisthanam, Tamil Nadu · 10.8788°, 79.0905°
A Paadal Petra Sthalam near Thiruvaiyaru revered in the Tevaram and counted among the seven Saptha Sthanam temples of the Aiyarappar circuit. Built by Aditya Chola I in the 9th century, it preserves an inscription of AD 862 from the reign of the Pandya king Marajadaiyan.
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 cow poured its ghee daily over a buried lingam; when the spot was dug up the lingam was found and the lord was named Neyyadiappar, "the lord bathed in ghee".
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
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