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அரித்துவாரமங்கலம் பாதாளேசுவரர் கோயில்
Aridwaramangalam (Aradaipperumpazhi), Tamil Nadu · 10.8315°, 79.3500°
One of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams glorified by Tirugnanasambandar, and one of the five Pancha Aranya (forest) Sthalams of the Kumbakonam-Tiruvarur region.
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.
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.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
Answers only from cited records
Opening the line…