Viluppuram district · Tamil Nadu
Abirameswarar temple
A Paadal Petra Sthalam at Thiruvamathur in Viluppuram district, where Shiva is worshipped as Abirameswarar.
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Tamil Nadu · Temple listing
Thalagireeshwarar Temple
01 · Discover
History & tradition
Thalagireeshwarar (Talagirisvara) Temple is in the village of Panamalai in the Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu, on a small hillock overlooking the Panamalai lake. It is credited to the Pallava king Narasimhavarman II, also known as Rajasimha, who also built the Shore Temple at Mamallapuram and the Kailasanathar Temple at Kanchipuram. The tower over its sanctum resembles that of the Kailasanathar Temple.
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Heritage statusMonument of National Importance
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02 · Before you go
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03 · Getting there
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Thalagireeshwarar Temple
Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu
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04 · At the temple
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Photo: Ssriram mt · CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Wikidata — structured place recordRetrieved 2026-11-12
- Wikipedia — further readingChecked 2026-11-12