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Veezhinathar Temple

திருவீழிமிழலை வீழிநாதேஸ்வரர் கோயில்

Thiruveezhimizhalai, Tamil Nadu · 10.9457°, 79.5710°

Shiva (Veezhinathar), consort KatyayaniUndetermined—Paadal Petra Sthalam
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

The 61st Paadal Petra shrine of Chola Nadu south of the Kaveri, in Kudavasal taluk of Tiruvarur district, where Parvati reborn as Katyayani is held to have wed Shiva.

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 saint Mizhalai Kurumbar offered vila fruit to Shiva each day and was rewarded with the lord's darshan.

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Sources

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