Late medieval · Hindu · India

Edaganathar Temple

Tiruvedagam, Tamil Nadu · 9.9860°, 77.9931°

Shiva as Edaganathar, with Parvati as Elavaarkuzhali (Visalakshi)Nayak—Paadal Petra Sthalam

Sacred since

1500 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

16th c. masonry (Nayak); Pandya origins

Nayak

History & significance

A Shiva temple on the Vaigai bank northwest of Madurai, founded under the Pandyas with its present masonry raised in the Nayak period, and hymned by Sambandar among the Paadal Petra Sthalams.

Sthala katha — the legend

In Sambandar's contest with the Jains, his palm-leaf hymn floated upstream against the Vaigai and landed here, giving Thiruvedagam its name.

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Sources

Wikipedia

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