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Kalyanasundaresar Temple, Nallur
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Photo: Ssriram mt · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tamil Nadu · Temple listing
Thenupuriswarar Temple
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History & tradition
Thenupuriswarar Temple is in the village of Patteeswaram in Tamil Nadu. Shiva is worshipped here as Thenupuriswarar in the form of a lingam, and Parvati as Nyanambikai. The deity is praised in the 7th-century Tevaram, so the shrine is a Paadal Petra Sthalam. The temple is linked with the child-saint Sambandar: legend says Nandi moved aside so that the saint could see the deity directly, an event recalled in the Muthupandal festival. The complex covers about four acres within concentric granite walls and is entered through a seven-tiered gopuram. Its shrine of Durga is one of the most prominent.
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03 · Getting there
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Thenupuriswarar Temple
Patteeswaram, Tamil Nadu
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- Wikidata — structured place recordRetrieved 2026-11-12
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