High medieval · Hindu · India
Sathya Vageeswarar Temple, Kalakkad Kalakkad, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu · 8.5164°, 77.5500°
Shiva (Sathya Vageeswarar), consort Gomathi Pandya Dravidian
Sacred since
1200 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
13th c. (Pandya), Nayak additions
Pandya
History & significance A Shaivite temple of three precincts at the centre of Kalakkad town in Tirunelveli district, first raised by the Pandyas in the 13th century. Nayak rulers added its pillared halls and principal shrines in the 15th and 16th centuries, and Boothala Veera Udaya Marthanda Varman gave the musical pillared halls at the front.
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coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Pandya