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Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu · 12.6581°, 79.5428°
A Pallava-period Shiva temple at Cheyyar with an east-facing five-tiered rajagopuram, a sanctum with antarala and maha mandapam, a Nataraja Sabha holding bronzes, and shrines to Parvati, Vinayaka, Murugan, Garuda, Gajalakshmi and the Nalvar.
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 name is explained by the tradition that Garuda, the eagle mount of Vishnu, worshipped Shiva at this spot.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Pallava
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