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திருப்பூவணம் பூவணநாதர் கோயில்
Tiruppuvanam (Sivaganga district), Tamil Nadu · 9.8279°, 78.2555°
A Vaigai-bank temple of the Pandya country revered in the Tevaram, its stone structure raised under Aditya I with further Chola endowments from Uttama Chola to Rajendra I recorded in inscriptions.
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 devoted dancer named Ponanaial is said to have been divinely helped to fashion a golden Shiva idol, on which her pinch-marks remain visible.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
Answers only from cited records
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