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அழகாபுத்தூர் படிக்காசுநாதர் கோயில்
Azhagaputhur (Arisirkaraiputtur), Tamil Nadu · 10.9281°, 79.4312°
One of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams praised in the Tevaram hymns, with a 9th-century Chola masonry structure later expanded by the Thanjavur Nayaks. The village is remembered as the birthplace of Pugalthunai Nayanar, one of the 63 Nayanmars.
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 left a gold coin (padikasu) each day for the poor devotee Pugazh Thunai who kept serving the deity through a famine.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
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