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Sankaranyeswarar Temple
தலைச்சங்காடு சங்காரண்யேசுவரர் கோயில்
Thalaichangadu (Tiruttalaichankadu), Tamil Nadu · 11.1244°, 79.7944°
Shiva (Sankaranyeswarar, as Somaskandar), consort Soundara NayakiEarly Chola—Paadal Petra Sthalam
Sacred since
100 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
Early Chola (Kochengannan); later renovations
Early Chola
History & significance
A conch-shaped shrine at Thalaichangadu attributed to the Early Chola king Kochengannan and renovated over later centuries, praised by Sambandar in the Tevaram.
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.
Vishnu is believed to have worshipped Shiva at this place.