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A Siva temple connected to the Cholas and Pandyas

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November 05, 2024

There is a quaint story associated with this temple. It is said that while the Cholas constructed the main sanctum, a Pandyan king, who was cured of a skin disease after bathing in the temple-tank, built the sanctum for Goddess Meenakshi, as he was a devotee of this deity in the Pandya capital, Madurai.

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A Siva temple connected to the Cholas and Pandyas

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In the maha-mandapa is another image of Goddess Parvati, called Bhuvanapati Nachiyar, which is said to have once been worshipped close to the main sanctum. A 13th century Pandyan inscription here mentions this deity.

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