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Thiruvaipadi, Tamil Nadu · 11.0828°, 79.4375°
A Shiva temple at Thiruvaipadi near Thiruppanandal, praised by Tirunavukkarasar in the Tevaram and closely tied to the life of Chandeshvara 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.
The cowherd boy Chandesvara raised a shivalinga of sand here and bathed it daily with the milk of his herd, a devotion that won him sainthood.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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