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Kanchipuram (Onakanthan Thali), Tamil Nadu · 12.8506°, 79.6942°
A Shiva temple at Panjupettai in Kanchipuram district, one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams of the 7th-century Saiva canon Tevaram. It is particularly associated with the saint-poet Sundarar, who sang of the shrine.
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.
Two asuras named Onan and Kanthan are said to have found a lingam in the forest, become devotees of Shiva and built the temple, later joined by a third demon devotee, Jalandeeswaran.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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