Srivaikuntanathan Permual Temple

Tamil Nadu, India

Also known as: வைகுண்டநாதர் கோவில், ஸ்ரீவைகுண்டம்శ్రీవైకుంఠ పెరుమాళ్ ఆలయం

Srivaikuntanathan Perumal Temple in Srivaikuntam, a town in Thoothukudi district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. It is located 22 km from Tirunelveli. Constructed in the Tamil style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE. It is one of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Vaikunthanathar and his consort Lakshmi as Vaikunthavalli. The temple is also classified as a Nava Tirupati, the nine temples revered by Nammalvar located in the banks of Tamiraparani river.[2]

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Key facts

ArchitectureDravidian architecture[1]
LocationTamil Nadu, India
StatusActive

Sources

  1. Wikidata Q7586534 — Wikidata
  2. Srivaikuntanathan Perumal temple - Wikipedia — Wikipedia