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High medieval · Hindu · India
Suttharathnesvarar Temple, Uttathur
Uttathur, Tamil Nadu · 11.0739°, 78.8556°
Suttharathnesvarar (Shiva)Undetermined—
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A Shiva shrine near Siruganur in Tiruchirappalli district counted among the Vaippu Sthalams praised in the hymns of the Nayanar saint Appar. For three days in the Tamil month of Masi the sun's rays are said to fall directly on the presiding deity.