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Abodes of Shiva |
Tevaram sung Shrines |
The Tevaram is being sung by the famous trio saivate saints Appar, Sambandar and Thirunavukarasar. In Tevaram they had sung few lines about each of these temples. The tevaram padal petra stalams are 275 in numbers. All these 275 temples are supposed to be in existance before 2 Century AD. These temples are now classified according to the Dynasty during which these temples were built or renovated. Out of these 275 temples 191 temples are at Cauvery Basin North & South and 2 temples are in Sri Lanka and one temple in Nepal and rest are in other parts of India. The temples are |
1. | Chola Naadu (North Cauvery) | 63 | temples | ||
2. | Chola Naadu (South Cauvery) | 128 | temples | ||
3. | Eezha Naadu | 2 | temples | ||
4. | Pandiya Naadu | 14 | temples | ||
5. | Malai Naadu | 1 | temple | ||
6. | Kongu Naadu | 7 | temples | ||
7. | Nadu Naadu | 22 | temples | ||
8. | Thondai Naadu | 32 | temples | ||
9. | Thuluva Naadu | 1 | temple | ||
10. | Vada Naadu | 5 | temples |