Shiva (Yazh Moori Nathar), consort ThenamirthavalliUndetermined—Paadal Petra Sthalam
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
The Dharmapuram shrine near Karaikal in the Union Territory of Puducherry, one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams glorified by Tirugnanasambandar in the Tevaram; its deity's name recalls the bending of the yazh, the ancient Tamil lute.