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Maragadachaleswarar Temple, Thiruengoimalai

Tevaram Shiva temple at Eengoimalai, said to stand on a fragment of Kailash blown down by the wind god

Photo: பா.ஜம்புலிங்கம் · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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01 — The story

Maragadachaleswarar Temple is at Eengoimalai, also written Thiruengoimalai, in Trichy district. Shiva is worshipped here as Maragadachaleswarar or Eengoinathar, and the goddess as Maragadambikai.

A legend tells of a contest between Vayu, the wind god, and the serpent Adisesha. Adisesha coiled around Kailash, and Vayu raised a great storm to break his hold; eight peaks broke off and fell to earth, one of them at Thiruengoimalai, others at Thirukalahasti, Thiruchiramalai and Thirugonamalai in Sri Lanka. The temple is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams. Tirugnanasambandar composed a verse in praise of its deity.

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02 — About

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We’re still writing about Maragadachaleswarar Temple, Thiruengoimalai: its history, what’s there and why it’s worth the trip.