Cheyyar

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Cheyyar is a town in the Tiruvannamalai District near Kanchipuram in the Tamil Nadu state of South India. It gets its name from the Cheyyar River. The town has an ancient temple called Vedapureeswarar temple situated on the banks of the river.^[1]

There is a legend that Thirugnana Sambandar, one of the four great saivite saint visited the temple and changed a male palm tree to flower by singing verses in Tamil.^[2]

Cheyyar is also known for christian schools run by bachelors known for their supreme sacrifices in imparting english knowledge.^{[citation needed]}

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1. ^ temple. Retrieved on March 13, 2007.
2. ^ Thiruvathipuram (Cheyyar) - (Vedapureeswarar Temple). Retrieved on September 24, 2006.