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Belur, Salem district, Tamil Nadu · 11.7075°, 78.4042°
A Shiva temple on the bank of the Vasishta Nadi at Belur in Salem district, dated to the twelfth century and attributed to a Chola king, with the goddess Dharmasamvarthini. Its seven-tier rajagopuram rises about 97 feet and was rebuilt between 1992 and 2002, being consecrated afresh in February 2002; the temple is linked with Kanampulla Nayanar, forty-eighth of the Nayanmars.
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.
A pepper merchant called Manickam Chetty is said to have found a self-formed lingam here and to have built the sanctum, thereafter being known as Milagu Chetty.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
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