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High medieval · Hindu · India

Valisvarar Temple, Sevur

Sevur, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu · 11.2490°, 77.2391°

Shiva as Valisvarar, with Aram Valartha NayakiUndeterminedDravidian
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shiva temple at Sevur in Tiruppur district, counted among the Vaippu Sthalams — shrines named in the hymns of the Tamil Saiva saints Sambandar and Sundarar; Maha Shivaratri is its main festival.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

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 site is said to have been worshipped by Vali of the Ramayana, from whom the deity takes his name.

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Sources

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