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Thiruthuraipoondi Piravi Marundeeswarar Temple

Thiruthuraipoondi, Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu · 10.5329°, 79.6404°

Shiva as Piravi Marundeeswarar, also worshipped as GajasamharamurthyUndeterminedDravidian
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shiva temple in Tiruvarur district counted among the Tamil nakshatra temples, this one being the shrine of those born under the Ashvini birth star.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined