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Sri Perungaraiyadi Meenda Ayyanar Temple
Kulamangalam, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu · 10.2764°, 79.0439°
AyyanarUndetermined—
Sacred since
1700 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
18th c.
Undetermined
History & significance
An Ayyanar shrine on the bank of the Villuni river at Kulamangalam in Alangudi taluk, traced to the 18th century. Its terracotta horse, 37 ft high with forelegs raised, is claimed to be the largest such figure anywhere; the temple was reconsecrated in May 2010.