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Ratnagiriswarar Temple

அய்யர் மலை இரத்தினகிரீசுவரர் கோயில்

Vaatpokki (Ayermalai), Tamil Nadu · 10.8792°, 78.3888°

Shiva (Ratnagiriswarar)Undetermined—Paadal Petra Sthalam

Sacred since

1000 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

dating unrecorded

Undetermined

History & significance

A hill temple in Karur district, one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams, with Tevaram verses composed in its praise by Appar and Sundarar; the shrine crowns the Ratnagiri hill at Ayermalai near Kulithalai.

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Sources

Wikipedia

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