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High medieval · Hindu · India

Vaigalnathar Temple

Thiruvaigal, Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu · 10.9846°, 79.5162°

Shiva (Vaigalnathar / Shenbaga Aranyeswarar)Early Chola
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
Early Chola (attributed to Kochengannan); century unrecorded
Early Chola

History & significance

A Shiva temple in the Kaveri delta held to be one of the three principal shrines raised by the early Chola king Kochengannan, and praised in the Tamil Saiva canon.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Early Chola