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திருப்பூந்துருத்தி
Tiruppoonturutti, Tamil Nadu · 10.8619°, 79.0820°
A Paadal Petra Sthalam near Thiruvaiyaru and one of the Saptha Sthanam temples, revered in the Tevaram; its 9th-century Chola core grew through Vijayanagar and Nayak times, and it is noted for a seated image of Appar and a Durga standing on one leg.
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.
Indra, cursed by Gautama with a thousand marks, is said to have been cleansed after worshipping here with flowers — poo — which named the lord Pushpavananathar.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
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