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Vaimoornathar Temple, Tiruvaimur

திருவாய்மூர் வாய்மூர்நாதர் கோயில்

Tiruvaimur, Tamil Nadu · 10.6167°, 79.7167°

Shiva as VaimoornatharUndetermined—Paadal Petra Sthalam
Sacred since
600 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
by 7th c. (Tevaram era)
Undetermined

History & significance

Paadal Petra Sthalam no. 124, a Shiva shrine revered in the 7th-century hymns of the saints Appar and Sambandar.

Sthala katha — the legend

Tradition holds that the Chola king Mucukunta, choosing rightly among seven identical Thyagaraja images given by Indra, had one of the remaining six installed at Thiruvaimur.

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Sources

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