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High medieval · Hindu · India

Veerabhadreswarar Temple, Kumbakonam

Kumbakonam, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu · 10.9572°, 79.3814°

Shiva as Agora Veerabhadra, with the goddess BhadrakaliUndetermined
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A west-facing Shiva temple in Kumbakonam whose presiding form is the fierce Agora Veerabhadra, paired with Bhadrakali. The Tamil poet Ottakoothar is said to have composed his Thakka Yaga Barani here.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined