Early medieval · Hindu · India

Tiruvetkalam Pasupatheswarar Temple

Annamalai Nagar (Tiruvetkalam), Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu · 11.4000°, 79.7333°

Pasupatheswarar (Shiva), with Nalla NayakiChola—Paadal Petra Sthalam

Sacred since

900 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

Chola origin; renovated 1914

Chola

History & significance

A Paadal Petra Sthalam revered in Sambandar's Tevaram hymns, today standing within the Annamalai University campus near Chidambaram. The Chola-built complex was renovated in 1914 by a Chettiar patron.

Sthala katha — the legend

Arjuna is said to have won the Pasupatha weapon here after Shiva tested him in the guise of a hunter.

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Sources

Wikipedia

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