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Penneswaramadam, Kaveripattinam, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu · 12.3934°, 78.2457°
Built in 1188 by Kulottunga Chola III after his victory over the Hoysalas, this Krishnagiri-district Shiva temple carries the district's tallest rajagopuram, some forty-two inscribed stones from successive dynasties, and the largest concentration of Navakandam sculptures in Tamil Nadu.
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.
Parashurama is said to have prayed to Shiva at Penneswaramadam after destroying the wicked Kshatriyas twenty-one times.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
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