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Annamalai Nagar (Tiruvetkalam), Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu · 11.4000°, 79.7333°
A Paadal Petra Sthalam revered in Sambandar's Tevaram hymns, today standing within the Annamalai University campus near Chidambaram. The Chola-built complex was renovated in 1914 by a Chettiar patron.
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.
Arjuna is said to have won the Pasupatha weapon here after Shiva tested him in the guise of a hunter.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
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