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திருமங்கலக்குடி பிராணநாதேசுவரர் கோயில்
Thirumangalakudi, Tamil Nadu · 11.0274°, 79.4755°
A Shiva temple at Thirumangalakudi near Kumbakonam with a five-tiered gopuram, counted among the Paadal Petra Sthalams hymned by Appar, Sambandar and Sundarar. It is one of the few places in South India where the Kaali Attam dance is performed, and its goddess Mangalambigai is invoked for the welfare of married women.
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.
A minister of Kulothunga Chola, executed for building the temple with tax money, is said to have revived here through Mangalambigai's grace when his funeral bier reached the shrine.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
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