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சிவபுரம் சிவகுருநாதசுவாமி கோயில்
Sivapuram, near Aduthurai, Tamil Nadu · 10.9471°, 79.4220°
A Paadal Petra Sthalam mentioned in the 7th-century Tevaram canon, originally raised by the Cholas with the present masonry structure built under the 16th-century Nayaks. Sivapuram village near Kumbakonam is known chiefly for this shrine.
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.
Tradition holds that Surya, Chandra, Brahma and Vishnu in his boar form all worshipped the deity at this site.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Nayak
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