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Thiruvengaivasal, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu · 10.4143°, 78.7743°
A Shiva temple in Pudukkottai district whose sanctum faces west so that the evening sun falls on the deity, and which holds an unusual octagonal prakara shrine for Murugan alongside several subsidiary shrines.
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.
Guided by the sage Kapila, the divine cow Kamadhenu is said to have worshipped Shiva here by pouring water from her ears and won his blessing.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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