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High medieval · Hindu · India
Vaidyanathaswami Temple
திருமழபாடி வைத்தியநாதர் கோயில்
Thirumazhapadi, Tamil Nadu · 10.8997°, 79.0584°
Shiva (Vaidyanathaswami)Undetermined—Paadal Petra Sthalam
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A Paadal Petra Sthalam on the north bank of the Kaveri in Ariyalur district, glorified in the Tevaram; it is famed for its annual wedding festival of Nandikesvarar and houses the largest bronze statue of the poet-saint Thiruvalluvar in Tamil Nadu, cast from 750 kg of metal.