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Swetharanyeswarar Temple, Thiruvengadu

சுவேதாரண்யேஸ்வரர் திருக்கோயில், திருவெண்காடு

Sirkali, Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu

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Swetharanyeswarar Temple, Thiruvengadu
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Swetharanyeswarar Temple in Thiruvengadu is an ancient Shaivite site comparing to Kashi in sanctity and one of the 9 Navagraha temples (associated with Mercury / Budha). Famous for its Chola bronzes (including the iconic 11th-century Vrishabharudha and Ardhanarishvara bronzes), it has three major temple tanks and three primary shrines.