Viluppuram district · Tamil Nadu
Veerateeswarar Temple, Thirukovilur
A 10th-century Chola temple of Shiva at Tirukoilur in Kallakurichi district, a Paadal Petra Sthalam.
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Tamil Nadu · Temple listing
Atulya Nadheswarar Temple
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History & tradition
Atulya Nadheswarar Temple is at Arakandanallur, in the Thirukoilur taluk of the Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu. Shiva is worshipped here as Atulya Nadheswarar in the form of a lingam, and Parvati as Azhagiya Ponnazhagi. The deity is mentioned in the 7th-century Tevaram, making this a Paadal Petra Sthalam. The temple complex covers about two acres on a granite hill and is entered through a seven-tiered gopuram. The shrines of the god and the goddess are the most prominent of several within it.
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Deity & dedicationShiva
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02 · Before you go
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03 · Getting there
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Atulya Nadheswarar Temple
Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu
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04 · At the temple
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Photo: R.K.Lakshmi · CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Wikidata — structured place recordRetrieved 2026-11-12
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