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Arantangi, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu · 10.1725°, 78.9922°
A goddess temple about 2 km from Arantangi in Pudukkottai district, where Veeramakaliamman is enshrined seated, with a vasantha mandapa and maha mandapa and shrines of Vinayaka and Karuppar in front. Four daily pujas are performed and festivals run through the Tamil year.
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 place, then called Veeravanam, is said to have been visited by the Pandavas during their forest exile, who worshipped the goddess here.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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