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High medieval · Hindu · India

Rudrakodisvarar Temple, Tirukalukundram

Tirukalukundram, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu · 12.6019°, 80.0614°

Rudrakodisvarar (Shiva)UndeterminedDravidian
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shiva temple at Tirukalukundram whose presiding deity is Rudrakodisvarar and whose goddess is Tiripurasundari, the main shrine facing east and hers facing south. It is counted among the Vaippu Sthalams named in the hymns of the Nayanar Appar.

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Sources

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