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Tamil Nadu · Temple listing
Kalyanasundaresar Temple, Nallur
01 · Discover
History & tradition
Kalyanasundaresar Temple is at Nallur, about 10 km from Kumbakonam and 30 km south of Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu. Shiva is worshipped here as Kalyanasundaresar in the form of a lingam, and Parvati as Girisundari. The deity is praised in the 7th-century Tevaram, so the shrine is a Paadal Petra Sthalam, and its legend is linked with the sage Agastya and with Amaraneethi Nayanar, one of the 63 Nayanars. The lingam is believed to change colour five times during the day. The temple has three precincts and two gopurams, and its central shrines stand on an artificial hillock.
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Deity & dedicationShiva
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03 · Getting there
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Kalyanasundaresar Temple, Nallur
Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu
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04 · At the temple
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- Wikidata — structured place recordRetrieved 2026-11-12
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