Vaithamanidhi Perumal Temple

Tamil Nadu, India

Also known as: திருக்கோளூர்తిరుక్కోళూర్

Vaithamanidhi Permual Temple is one of the nine Nava Tirupathi, the Hindu temples dedicated to Vishnu. It is located on the village of Thirukkolur which is located on Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu, India. The village is 4 km away from Alwarthirunagari. It is the eighth temple of Nava Tirupathi, and is named after Mars (Sevvai) and also called Kuberasthalam. Constructed in the Dravidian 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 Vaithamanidhi Perumal and his consort Lakshmi as Kolurvalli.[2]

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Key facts

ArchitectureDravidian architecture[1]
LocationTamil Nadu, India
StatusActive

Sources

  1. Wikidata Q7908890 — Wikidata
  2. Vaithamanidhi Perumal Temple - Wikipedia — Wikipedia