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Uyyakondan Thirumalai, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu · 10.8154°, 78.6593°
A Paadal Petra Sthalam on a 30-metre hillock above the Uyyakondan channel in Tiruchirappalli, revered in the Tevaram by Appar, Sambandar and Sundarar. Built in the Sembian Chola age around 950 CE, it bears inscriptions of Rajaraja I and Kulothunga I and was occupied by French and English troops during the 1753–54 siege of Trichinopoly.
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.
When Yama came for the sixteen-year-old devotee Markandeya, Shiva burst from the lingam here, kicked Death away and left the boy sixteen forever.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
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