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திருச்சிராப்பள்ளி தாயுமானவர் கோயில்
Rockfort, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu · 10.8281°, 78.6969°
The Shiva temple of Tiruchirappalli's Rockfort, cut into a 273-foot monolith whose cave shrines go back to the Pallavas; the main complex was raised by the Pandyas in the 8th century and renewed by Vijayanagara and Madurai Nayak rulers. The deity is revered in the Tevaram, making it a Paadal Petra Sthalam.
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.
Shiva took the form of a devotee's absent mother to deliver Rathnavathi's child during a flood, earning the name Thayumanavar, "he who became a mother".
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Pandya
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