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திருப்புன்கூர் சிவலோகநாதர் கோயில்
Thiruppunkur, Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu · 11.1883°, 79.6761°
A Paadal Petra Sthalam a few miles west of Vaitheeswaran Koil, remembered above all for the Dalit saint Nandanar, one of the 63 Nayanmars. The shrine stands in Tamil tradition as an emblem of devotion crossing caste barriers.
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.
At Shiva's command the Nandi before the sanctum moved aside so that Nandanar, barred at the gate, could behold the lord.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
Answers only from cited records
Opening the line…