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திருவலிதாயம் திருவல்லீசுவரர் கோயில்
Tiruvalithayam (Padi), Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 13.1000°, 80.1830°
A Shiva temple in the Padi neighbourhood of Chennai, revered in the 7th-century Tevaram and counted among the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams. Fourteen Chola inscriptions survive here, and it is one of only three temples where Guru Bhagavan is said to have worshipped.
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.
Sage Bharadwaja is said to have worshipped the deity in the form of a sparrow called valiyan, which gave the temple its name.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
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