Tirukamesvarar Temple, Ponnur

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Tirukamesvarar Temple is a Siva temple in Ponnur in Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu (India).[1][2][3]

Vaippu Sthalam[edit]

It is one of the shrines of the Vaippu Sthalams sung by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Sundarar.[1]

Presiding deity[edit]

The presiding deity is Tirukamesvarar and also Parasaresvarar. The Goddess is known as Santanayaki.[1][2]

Speciality[edit]

This temple was built by Pallavas. Inscriptions of Kulottunga Chola, Vijayanagara kings and Pandya king Sundara Pandya are found in this temple.[2]

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