Viluppuram district · Tamil Nadu
Atulya Nadheswarar Temple
A Paadal Petra Sthalam on a granite hill at Arakandanallur near Tirukoilur in Viluppuram district.
Photo: Ssriram mt · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tamil Nadu · Temple listing
Veerateeswarar Temple, Thirukovilur
01 · Discover
History & tradition
Veerateeswarar Temple, also called Thirukoilur Veerattam, is in Tirukoilur in the Kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu. Shiva is worshipped here as Veerateeswarar and Parvati as Periyanayagi. Built in the Dravidian style, the temple is believed to date from the Chola period in the 10th century. Its deity is praised in the 7th-century Tevaram, making it a Paadal Petra Sthalam. A granite wall encloses the shrines, and there are two three-tiered rajagopurams, one each for the shrines of the god and the goddess.
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Deity & dedicationShiva
ArchitectureDravidian architecture
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02 · Before you go
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03 · Getting there
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Veerateeswarar Temple, Thirukovilur
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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Photo: R.K.Lakshmi · CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Wikidata — structured place recordRetrieved 2026-11-12
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