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High medieval · Hindu · India
Rajendracholiswarar Temple, Ilaiyankudi
Ilaiyankudi, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu · 9.1639°, 77.9333°
Shiva (Rajendracholiswarar)Undetermined—
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A Shiva temple at Ilaiyankudi in Ramanathapuram district, counted among the Vaippu Sthalams praised in Tamil Saiva devotional verse, with Gnanambikai as the goddess. It is revered as the birthplace of the Nayanar saint Ilayankudi Maranar, and keeps Maha Shivaratri, Kanda Sashti and Karthikai.