Periyakottai Aiyanar Temple

India / Tamil Nadu / Melur /
 temple, lake, pond, place of worship

The region shown here is a Temple of an deity called Periyakottai Ayyanar(ஸ்ரீ
பெரியகோட்டை முத்து ஐய்யனார்), which is a Tamil Village God who protects the rural villages and their families. The terracotta horses seen inside the compound are given to the god in order to walk around his territory on night time to assert and record its boundaries. This temple is situated in a Lake side of Village near Periyakottaipatti of Sivaganga District, Tamil Nadu.
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Coordinates:   10°1'46"N   78°27'26"E
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