What is the sthala katha — the legend — of Aridwaramangalam Padaleswarar Temple?

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Aridwaramangalam Padaleswarar Temple

அரித்துவாரமங்கலம் பாதாளேசுவரர் கோயில்

Aridwaramangalam (Aradaipperumpazhi), Tamil Nadu · 10.8315°, 79.3500°

Shiva as Padaleswarar (consort Alankaravalli)Undetermined—Paadal Petra Sthalam

Sacred since

1000 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

dating unrecorded

Undetermined

History & significance

One of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams glorified by Tirugnanasambandar, and one of the five Pancha Aranya (forest) Sthalams of the Kumbakonam-Tiruvarur region.

Sthala katha — the legend

Shiva is said to have hidden underground before his wedding, and Vishnu, as a boar, dug a doorway to find him, giving the place the name Haridwara, Hari's door.

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