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Magaral (Tirumaagaral), Tamil Nadu · 12.7183°, 79.7547°
A Shiva temple in Kanchipuram district counted among the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams of the 7th-century Tevaram. The original complex is attributed to the Cholas, while the present masonry temple was raised under the Vijayanagara Nayaks.
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 is said to have appeared here as a magaral, an iguana, prompting a repentant king to build the temple after he had pursued a boy who burned a sacred jackfruit tree.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Vijayanagara Nayak
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