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Korukkai Veeratteswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located at Korukkai in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of the place is Tirukurukkai. The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Veeratteswarar . His consort is known as Gnanambikai.
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Significance
It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanar Tirunavukkarasar.
Literary Mention
Tirunavukkarasar describes the feature of the deity as:
References
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