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Kanchipuram (Kachi Nerikkaaraikkadu), Tamil Nadu · 12.8292°, 79.7169°
One of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams, this granite Shiva temple with a three-tiered rajagopuram was already being sung about in the 7th-century Tevaram. The Archaeological Survey of India has proposed it for protection as an archaeological monument.
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.
Budha, the planet Mercury, is said to have performed penance here to win a place among the nine Navagrahas after learning the shame of his birth.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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