Kudavasal (Kodavasal), an ancient place in Thiruvarur district ... This temple is one of the ‘Maada Kovil ‘constructed by a Chola king named Kochenganan who was a great devotee of Siva ...

CHENNAI: Kizhvelur (Keevalur), a village near Thiruvarur, has a Siva temple ... earning this temple the name ‘mada kovil’.