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திருவாலங்காடு வடாரண்யேசுவரர் கோயில்
Thiruvalangadu, Tamil Nadu · 13.1303°, 79.7746°
A Chola-period Shiva temple at Thiruvalangadu and one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams. It is the Ratna Sabha or Gem Hall, one of the Pancha Sabhai where Shiva is said to have danced.
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.
Karaikkal Ammaiyar is said to have approached the shrine walking on her head, thinking it a sin to tread there with her feet, and there witnessed the dance of Shiva and Parvati.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
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