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லால்குடி சப்தரிஷீஸ்வரர் திருக்கோயில்
Lalgudi (Thiruthavathurai), Tamil Nadu · 10.9702°, 78.8690°
A Shiva temple at Lalgudi (Thiruthavathurai) reckoned about 1,200 years old and sung by the saint Appar; it is celebrated for its 30-foot wooden temple chariot bearing over 2,000 carvings, among the tallest in Tamil Nadu.
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.
The seven Saptarishis are said to have worshipped Shiva here and, after penance, risen into the sky as the seven stars.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
Answers only from cited records
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