Chathuranga Vallabhanathar Temple is a Hindu temple located between Needamangalam and Mannargudi in the Tiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu, India. The presiding deity is Shiva.
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Legend
According to Hindu legend, a childless king named Vasudevan worshipped Shiva and as a result Parvathi was born to him as Rajarajeswari. It is also believed that Shiva appeared to the king in the guise of siddha at this place and worsted him in a game of chess. As a consequence, he married Rajarajeswari.
Significance
The temple is frequented by asthma patients. Sambandar had sung praises of the temple in his Thevaram.
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Chathuranga Vallabhanathar Temple Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA