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Veerateswarar Temple

கீழப்பரசலூர் வீரட்டேசுவரர் கோயில்

Keelaparasalur (Tiruppariyalur), Tamil Nadu · 11.0908°, 79.7258°

Shiva (Veerateswarar), consort Ilam KombanayakiChola—Paadal Petra Sthalam
Sacred since
800 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
9th c. (Chola); Nayak additions
Chola

History & significance

One of the eight Ashta Veeratta sthalams marking Shiva's heroic deeds - here the destruction of Daksha's sacrifice - built by the 9th-century Cholas and expanded by the Thanjavur Nayaks. It is a Paadal Petra Sthalam of the Tevaram canon.

Sthala katha — the legend

Shiva is said to have destroyed Daksha for insulting Dakshayani at his sacrifice, then restored him to life with a goat's head.

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Sources

coordinates: wikidata-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola