Thiruvengaivasal (திருவேங்கைவாசல்)
Thiruvengaivasal ('Sacred place of gate of the Tiger') is a well-known
and ancient place of worship. Mythologically linked to
Gokarnesvara temple (கோகர்ணேஸ்வரர்
கோயில்) of Thirugokarnam (திருக்கோகர்ணம்), the temple has both Chozha and
Pandya styled structures. The sculptures of Gnana Dakshina-moorthi (ஞான தக்ஷிணாமூர்த்தி) and Yoga Dakshina-moorthi (யோக தக்ஷிணாமூர்த்தி) are of
iconographic interest. There are a number of important inscriptions here.
Thiruvengaivasal is about 10 kilometers from Pudukkottai town and 2
kilometers from Pudukkottai-Tiruchirappalli (புதுக்கோட்டை-திருச்சிராப்பள்ளி)
highway.
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