Late medieval · Hindu · India

Abathsahayeswarar Temple (Then Kurangaduthurai)

Aduthurai, Tamil Nadu · 11.0154°, 79.4809°

Shiva (Apathsahayeswarar), consort PrabhavalliThanjavur NayakDravidianPaadal Petra Sthalam

Sacred since

1500 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

16th c. (Nayak); Chola origins

Thanjavur Nayak

History & significance

The Then Kurangaduthurai shrine at Aduthurai, one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams of the Tevaram, founded by the Cholas and rebuilt in masonry during the 16th-century Nayak period.

Sthala katha — the legend

Sugriva, fleeing his brother Vali, is said to have prayed to Shiva here and been rescued when the lord turned him into a swan.

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Sources

Wikipedia

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Thanjavur Nayak