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Erumbeeswarar Temple, Thiruverumbur

எறும்பீஸ்வரர் திருக்கோயில், திருவெறும்பூர்

Thiruverumbur, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

Early CholaDravidaHindu (Shaivism)ASI-protectedAI Compiled

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Situated atop a 60-foot granite hillock near Trichy, Erumbeeswarar Temple is an Early Chola stone temple built by Queen Sembiyan Mahadevi and Aditya Chola I around 900 CE. It is an ASI-protected Paadal Petra Sthalam dedicated to Lord Shiva as Erumbeeswarar (Lord of Ants).