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High medieval · Hindu · India

Maragadachaleswarar Temple

Thiruengoimalai, Tamil Nadu · 10.9769°, 78.4035°

Shiva (Maragadachaleswarar)UndeterminedPaadal Petra Sthalam
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A hilltop Paadal Petra Sthalam above the Kaveri in Tiruchirappalli district, glorified by Tirugnanasambandar in the Tevaram, and counted among the eight sites believed to hold fragments of Mount Kailasa.

Sthala katha — the legend

A trial of strength between Vayu and Adisesha is said to have hurled eight pieces of Kailasa southward, one of which became the hill of Thiruengoimalai.

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Sources

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