Vadakurangaduthurai

Vadakurangaduthurai is a village located in the Papanasam taluk on the north bank of the Kaveri river, Tamil Nadu, India. It is 4 km from the town of Papanasam and is also known as Aduthurai and Aaduthurai Perumal Koil.^{[citation needed]}

Vadakurangaduthurai
Village
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Coordinates: 10.9220°N 79.1971°E / 10.9220; 79.1971
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Taluk	Papanasam
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Etymology and Legend

It is believed that when Lord Rama was passing through south, he wanted to cross the Kaveri river. This place was earlier a port on the Kaveri river. In order to attain a safe river crossing, Hanuman worshipped a Shivalinga here, which he named as Dayanidheeswarar. Thus, the port got the name 'Vada Kurangu Kadu Thurai' meaning 'The forest-port of the northern monkey' in Tamil which later came to be known as Vadakurankaduthurai. The temple is still located in the village and is an important pilgrimage site.

Temples

• Sri Dayanidheeswarar Shiva Temple - one of 275 Padal Petra Sthalams.^[1]
• Aduthurai Perumal Temple - one of the 108 Divya Desams^[2]

Schools

• Srividyasram Matriculation School