Early medieval · Hindu · India

Veerateeswarar Temple, Thirukovilur

Thirukoilur, Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu · 11.9714°, 79.2106°

Shiva (Veerateeswarar), with consort PeriyanayagiCholaDravidian

Sacred since

900 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

10th c. (Chola)

Chola

History & significance

A 10th-century Chola temple on the Then Pennai river at Thirukoilur, built as two parallel enclosures each with a three-tiered rajagopuram. It is a Paadal Petra Sthalam sung by three Nayanmars in the Tevaram and one of the Ashta Veerattanam shrines marking Shiva's eight victories over demons.

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