Adikesava Perumal Temple
Tamil Nadu, India
Also known as: आदिकेशव पेरुमल मंदिर, कन्याकुमारीਆਦਿਕੇਸਵਾ ਪੇਰੂਮਲ ਮੰਦਿਰதிருவட்டாறு ஆதிகேசவப் பெருமாள் கோவில்ఆదికేశవ పెరుమాళ్ ఆలయంതിരുവട്ടാർ ആദികേശവക്ഷേത്രം
The Adikesava Perumal Temple is a Perumal temple located in Thiruvattar, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India and is one of the 108 Divya desams, the holy sites of Hindu Vaishnavism in existing Tamil hymns from the seventh and eighth centuries CE. The temple is one of the historic thirteen Divya Desams of Malai Nadu. The temple is a picturesque setting surrounded on three sides by rivers namely, It was the Rajya Temple and Bharadevatha shrine of Erstwhile Travancore. After state reorganisation, the temple was handed over to Tamil Nadu H&RCE Dept. Since Vishnu resides here in a reclining position, and is surrounded by rivers, the temple is called as "The Srirangam of Chera Kingdom".[2]
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Key facts
| Architecture | Dravidian architecture[1] |
|---|---|
| Location | Tamil Nadu, India |
| Status | Active |
Sources
- Wikidata Q3532913 — Wikidata
- Adikesava Perumal Temple, Thiruvattar - Wikipedia — Wikipedia