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Achalpuram Shivalokathyagar Temple

திருநல்லூர்ப் பெருமணம்

Achalpuram (Tirunallur Perumanam), Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu · 11.3290°, 79.7557°

Shivalokathyagar (Shiva), with Tiruvennetru UmaiammaiUndetermined—Paadal Petra Sthalam
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Paadal Petra Sthalam glorified in the Tevaram, held sacred as the place where the child-saint Sambandar ended his earthly life. Tradition places his wedding here, after which he and the assembly merged into the divine light.

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.

Saint Sambandar's spirit is believed to have merged with Shiva at this shrine on his wedding day.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined