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திருமணிமாடக் கோயில்
Thirunangur, Tamil Nadu · 11.1739°, 79.7769°
One of the eleven Thirunangur Divya Desams, with Vishnu enshrined as Narayanan; inscriptions of the 10th-century Chola and later Nayak periods survive in the temple.
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.
The shrine is counted among the eleven forms Vishnu assumed at Nangur to calm Shiva's grief-stricken dance.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
Answers only from cited records
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