Cuddalore district · Tamil Nadu
Thirukumaresar temple
A Shiva temple praised in the Tevaram at Rajendirapattinam in Cuddalore district, birthplace of a Nayanar saint.
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Tamil Nadu · Temple listing
Sudarkozhundeeswarar Temple, Pennadam
01 · Discover
History & tradition
The Sudarkozhundeeswarar Temple is a Shiva temple at Pennadam in Tamil Nadu. Its main shrine dates from the period of the early Cholas and is built in the shape of the back of an elephant, a form called gajaprishtha. Nandi, the bull of Shiva, faces east here, away from the shrine. A subsidiary shrine on an artificial hill is dedicated to Shiva as Javanteeswarar. The saint Appar is believed to have visited the temple, and it is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams.
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02 · Before you go
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03 · Getting there
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Sudarkozhundeeswarar Temple, Pennadam
Cuddalore 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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