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High medieval · Hindu · India

Rishabesvarar Temple, Sengam

Sengam, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu · 12.3114°, 78.7898°

Shiva (Rishabesvarar), with the goddess AnubambikaiUndetermined
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shiva temple at Sengam counted among the Vaippu Sthalams sung by Appar. The settlement appears as Sengama in the Sangam poem Malaipatukatam and was later known as both Sengam and Kannai.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined