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Ancient · Hindu · India
Ukthavedeeswarar Temple
Kuttalam (Tirutturutti), Tamil Nadu · 11.0786°, 79.5631°
Shiva (Uthavedeeswarar), consort ParvatiUndetermined—Paadal Petra Sthalam
Sacred since
100 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
ancient; estimated 1,000-2,000 years old
Undetermined
History & significance
A Kaveri-bank shrine celebrated by Sambandar in the Tevaram, held in tradition to be the venue of Shiva's wedding to Parvati.
Sthala katha — the traditional account
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.
After the wedding held here, Shiva is said to have left his sandals behind before setting out for Mount Kailash.