01Sundarar’s village
Sundarar was born at Tirunavalur to Sadaiyanar and Isaignaniyar, both of whom the Periya Puranam counts among the sixty-three Nayanmars. The boy was adopted by Narasinga Munaiyaraiyar, chief of this country, who raised him like a prince. Sundarar sang Tirunavalur in the seventh Tirumurai, naming it as his own place. A shrine in the temple honours him, and his festival days draw the Odhuvars, the singers of the Tirumurai, from across the region.
02Rajaditya’s temple
Rajaditya, the Chola crown prince who fell at Takkolam in 949 CE, had camped his army in this country, and the temple was rebuilt in stone in his time; the inscriptions call it Rajadityeswaram. The temple has a shrine of Ranganatha as well, and its carvings include a fine Dakshinamurti. It covers about two acres within high walls. The Devi Manonmani has her own shrine.
On the Panruti–Kedilam road, about 20 km from Panruti.
