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High medieval · Hindu · India
Tirumanancheri Udhvaganathar Temple
திருமணஞ்சேரி
Thirumanancheri, Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu · 11.1050°, 79.5664°
Udhvaganathar / Kalyanasundareswarar (Shiva), with KokilambalUndetermined—Paadal Petra Sthalam
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A Paadal Petra Sthalam on the Kaveri, sung by Sambandar and Tirunavukkarasar, and famed across Tamil Nadu as the 'wedding place' of Shiva. Devotees seeking marriage flock to its Kalyanasundareswarar shrine.