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The Sarangapani Temple, Thirukudanthai, or Kumbakonam koyil is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu, located in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the Divya Desams, the 108 temples of Vishnu revered in Nalayira Divya Prabandham by the 12 poet saints, or Alvars. [1] This temple is along Kaveri and is one of the Pancharanga Kshetrams. [2]
The temple has two prakarams (closed precincts of a temple). The temple has an image of Vishu facing east direction. Kulam refers to tank in Tamil language. The name of the village is derived from the same. The temple is located in Tiruchendur-Tirunelveli route, Tamil Nadu, India in the banks of Thamiraparani river, in the South Indian state of ...
Appakkudathaan Perumal Temple or Thirupper Nagar, is a Perumal temple located in Koviladi, a village 10 miles (16 km) from Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India. It is dedicated to Vishnu and is one of the Divya Desams —the 108 temples of Vishnu revered in Nalayira Divya Prabandham by the 12 poet saints or Alvars .
The original temple was built by Rajendra Chola I (ruled between 1014-1044 CE). Legend says that Vikrama Chola suffered from vitiligo and visited many temples to pray for respite from the disease. Lord Abathsahayeswarar (Shiva) visited him in his dream when he was camping near Thukkachi, and asked him to worship him for 48 days.
Thirukkadigai or Sholingapuram in Sholinghur, a village in Ranipet district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu.Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Naalayira Divya Prabandham, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE.
The temple was built by Pallavas. The history of this temple dates back more than 2000 years. [1] It is near the Bay of Bengal seashore. A large temple tank is in front of the temple. This is known as the Kalyana Theertham. There is a separate shrine for Komalavalli Nachiyar. Perumal appears majestically in His standing form facing east.
The temple is 380 ft (120 m) long and 380 ft (120 m) wide. The temple has a temple tank in front of the temple with the same dimension. The five-tiered gopuram (temple tower) is 120 ft (37 m) tall and pierces the large compound wall around the temple. There is a second gopuram that is three-storied and it is located in the first precinct around ...
The temple is dedicated to Arthanāreeswarā, a form of the Hindu deity Shiva combined with his consort Parvati. Also called as "Umayorubāgan" "Mādhorubāgan" and Ammaiyappan (mother-father). The famous Chenkottu Velavar Temple, dedicated to Lord Murugan , is also situated on the same hill and a separate temple for Lord Vinayaka far away from ...