Tukuk-OS🛕 Penneswaraar Temple
India · Asia · 12.39°N, 78.25°E
Penneshvarar Temple, also known as Penneshvaramadam Shiva Temple, is a Hindu temple of Shiva in the Krishnagiri district in Tamilnadu. It was built by Kulothunga Chola III in the year 1188 CE in the 12th Century CE, after defeating the Hoysala dynasty of present-day Karnataka region. It is located in Penneshvaramadam, Kaveripattinam Town near Talihalli, Krishnagiri District. The temple is straight next to Thenpennai River which flows from Nandi Hills. This Temple exists as the origin for Bharadvaja Gotra, an ethnic group of Brahmanas in Tamil Nadu who are royal descendants of later Pallavas had capital as present day Kanchipuram on Palar River in Tamilnadu. They got migrated to western part of Tamilnadu and towards some parts of Karnataka. The Temple has the highest number of sculptures of Navakandam within the state of Tamil Nadu.
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Quick facts
| Country | India |
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| Continent / region | Asia |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 12.39°N, 78.25°E · view on map |
Penneswaraar Temple is located in India, in Asia.
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