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Early medieval · Hindu · India
Sudarkozhundeeswarar Temple, Pennadam
பெண்ணாகடம் பிரளயகாலேசுவரர் கோயில்
Pennadam (Pennaagadam), Tamil Nadu · 11.4028°, 79.2417°
Shiva as SudarkozhundeeswararCholaGajaprishthakara (apsidal)Paadal Petra Sthalam
Sacred since
850 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
Early Chola period
Chola
History & significance
An early Chola temple at Pennadam whose apsidal sanctum is shaped like an elephant's back (gajaprishthakara), counted among the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams and visited by the saint Appar on his pilgrimages.