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Circuits of the Tamil canon

The closed temple lists, the nine grahas in both traditions, and the temples sung by all three saints.

Where these temples sit

Vaishnava temples along the Kaveri often have no sacred region recorded, so they stay in the last row.

Where these temples sit
RegionShivaVishnuMuruganAmmanOtherTotal
Chola Nadu, north of the Kaveri63000063
Chola Nadu, south of the Kaveri1290000129
Pandiya Nadu141900033
Thondai Nadu312200053
Nadu Nadu22200024
Kongu Nadu700007
Malai Nadu020002
Region not recorded114064162

Arupadai Veedu

ஆறுபடை வீடு

  1. 1Thiruttaniதிருத்தணிThiruttaniTiruvallur
  2. 2SwamimalaiசுவாமிமலைSwamimalaiThanjavur
  3. 3PalaniபழனிPalaniDindigul
  4. 4Pazhamudircholaiபழமுதிர்ச்சோலைPazhamudircholaiMadurai
  5. 5Thirupparankundramதிருப்பரங்குன்றம்ThirupparankundramThirupparankundram
  6. 6Thiruchendurதிருச்செந்தூர்ThiruchendurThoothukudi
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Pancha Sabhai

பஞ்ச சபை

  1. 1Thiruvalangaduதிருவாலங்காடுRatna sabhaiTiruvallur
  2. 2Chidambaramசிதம்பரம்Kanaka sabhaiCuddalore
  3. 3MaduraiமதுரைRajata sabhaiMadurai
  4. 4Thirukutralamகுற்றாலம்Chitra sabhaiThirukutralam
  5. 5Tirunelveliதிருநெல்வேலிTamra sabhaiTirunelveli
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Pancha Bootha Sthalam

பஞ்ச பூதத் தலம்

The air temple, Kalahasti, is outside this catalog. Four of the five elements are here.

  1. 1Kachi Ekambamதிருக்கச்சிஏகம்பம்earthKachi Ekambam
  2. 2Tiruvannamalaiதிருவண்ணாமலைfireTiruvannamalai
  3. 3Chidambaramசிதம்பரம்etherCuddalore
  4. 4Tiru Aanaikkaaதிருவானைக்காவல்waterTiru Aanaikkaa
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Atta Veerattanam

அட்ட வீரட்டானம்

  1. 1Tirukkovilurதிருக்கோயிலூர்Tirukkovilur
  2. 2Tirukkurukkaiகொருக்கைMayiladuthurai
  3. 3Tiruppariyalurகீழப்பரசலூர்Tiruppariyalur
  4. 4Tirukkadavurதிருக்கடையூர்Tirukkadavur
  5. 5Vazhuvurவழுவூர்Mayiladuthurai
  6. 6Thirukkandiyurதிருக்கண்டியூர்Thirukkandiyur
  7. 7Virkudiதிருவிற்குடிVirkudi
  8. 8Thiruvadhigaiதிருவதிகைthe burning of the three citiesCuddalore
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Jyotirlinga

ஜோதிர்லிங்கம்

  1. 1Rameswaramஇராமேஸ்வரம்Ramanathapuram
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The nine grahas, in both traditions

Each graha has a Shaiva sthalam near Kumbakonam and a Vaishnava temple in Nava Tirupathi.

The nine grahas, in both traditions
GrahaNavagraha sthalamNava Tirupathi
SuryaSuryanar KovilThiruvaigundam
ChandraThingalurThiruvaragunamangai
SevvaiVaideeswaran KoyilThirukkolur
BudhanThiruvenkaduThiruppuliangudi
GuruTiruvirumpoolaiThirukkurugur
SukranKanjanoorThirupperai
SaniThirunallarThirukkulandai
RahuTirunageswaramDevapiran
KetuKeezhaperumpallamThirutholaivillimangalam

Sung by all three saints

Paadal Petra temples with a hymn recorded for Sambandar, Appar, and Sundarar.

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Protected monuments

UNESCO

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Archaeological Survey of India

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Swayambu temples

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Earliest century named in the source

The largest attested Shaiva group is the 7th century, 66 temples. The largest attested Vaishnava group is the 9th century, 38 temples. This is the earliest century named in the source.

  • 5th2
  • 6th6
  • 7th71
  • 8th10
  • 9th40
  • 10th5
  • 11th3
  • 12th4
  • 13th1
  • 16th1
  • 17th2
  • 18th2
  • 19th1
  • 20th1