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Thriuvadigai Temple
Location in Tamil Nadu
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| Country: | India |
| State: | Tamil Nadu |
| Location: | Tamilnadu, India |
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| Primary Deity: | Veerateswarar(Shiva) |
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| Architectural styles: | Dravidian architecture |
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The Thiruvadigai Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is situated at Gedilam which is about 3 kilometres from the town of Panruti. Viruttaliswarar is the presiding deity.
The Thiruvadigai Temple was originally built as a Jain temple by the Pallava king Mahendravarman I in the 6th century AD. However, on his conversion from Jainism to Hinduism, Mahendravarman demolished the existing temple and built a Shiva temple in its place. There are a few Jain artifacts as evidence of this legend.
There is also another Shiva temple and a Vishnu temple nearby believed to have been constructed from the remains of the demolished Jain temple.
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