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அன்பில் சத்தியவாகீசுவரர் கோயில்
Anbil, Tamil Nadu · 10.8678°, 78.8847°
A Paadal Petra Sthalam on the banks of the Kollidam near Lalgudi, venerated in the Tevaram of Sambandar and Appar; the temple, attributed to Parantaka Chola I, has a five-tiered gopuram, three prakarams and notable images of Dakshinamurthy and Brahma.
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.
When floods kept the boy-saint Sambandar on the far bank, Ganesha bent forward to hear his hymns, earning the name Sevi Saitha Vinayagar, "the Vinayaka who lent his ear".
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
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