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Sangameswarar Temple, Bhavani

பவானி சங்கமேஸ்வரர் கோவில்

Bhavani (Thirunana), Tamil Nadu · 11.4349°, 77.6828°

Shiva as Sangameswarar, with VedanayagiUndetermined—Paadal Petra Sthalam
Sacred since
600 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
by 7th c. (Tevaram era)
Undetermined

History & significance

The confluence temple where the Bhavani meets the Kaveri, known in the Tevaram as Thirunana; Sambandar dedicated ten hymns of the second Thirumurai to its deity, and Arunagirinathar later sang its Subramanya.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

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.

Kubera, flying overhead, is said to have seen a deer, tiger, cow, elephant, snake and rat drinking together beneath an ilandhai tree, revealing the sanctity of the confluence.

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Sources

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