Keevalur (கிவலுர்)
Primary Deity: Akshayalingeswara (அக்ஷயலின்கெஸ்வர, கெடிலியப்ப)
also known as Kediliyappa
Consorts: Sundarakuchambika (ஸுன்டரகுசம்பிக)
Travel base, Address references
Located at: Keevalur
Near: Nagappattinam
Travelbase: Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
– is located half way in between Nagappattinam and Tiruvarur
Legends and Notes
– The stalapuranam holds that Shiva has been worshipped by Subramanya
– Shiva is said to have danced with his right foot raised, for Agasthya
– It is said to have come here to help out a poor devotee by name Chandragupta
– Subramanya is said to have created this shrine with the help of Indra
– It is belived that this shrine was not /will not be consumed by the great deluge
Other Information
Significance:
This temple is considered to be Siva Sthalam
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