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சீர்காழி வைத்தீசுவரன் கோயில்
Vaitheeswaran Koil (Pullirukkuvelur), Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu · 11.1970°, 79.7125°
The temple of Shiva as the 'god of healing', a Paadal Petra Sthalam and one of the nine Navagraha temples, associated with Mars (Angaraka). Inscriptions run from Kulothunga Chola I, with later endowments by Pandya, Nayak and Maratha rulers.
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.
The planet-god Angaraka, stricken with leprosy, is said to have been cured here by Vaidyanatha, and so the shrine became his Navagraha seat.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
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