Nindra Narayana Perumal Temple

Nindra Narayana Perumal Temple
Sri Vanamamalai Perumal Temple
Sri Vanamamalai Perumal Temple is located in Tamil Nadu
Sri Vanamamalai Perumal Temple
Location in Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 8°37′N 77°56′E / 8.617°N 77.933°E / 8.617; 77.933Coordinates: 8°37′N 77°56′E / 8.617°N 77.933°E / 8.617; 77.933
Name
Other names: Vanamamalai
Proper name: Thirukurungudi
Location
Country: India
State: Tamil Nadu
District: Virudunagar
Location: Thiruthangal
Temple Details
Primary Deity: Nindra Narayana Perumal
(Vishnu)
Consort: Neela Devi
(Lakshmi)
Poets: Tirumangai Alvar
Bhoothathalvar
Architecture and culture
Architectural styles: Dravidian architecture

Nindra Narayana Perumal Temple is one of the Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Thiruthangal, Tamilnadu, India. The temple is classified as "Divya Desams", the 108 temples of Vishnu reverred by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars.[1]

The Temple

This is the place is reverred by the verses of Tirumangai Alvar. The temple has a large gopuram and a large temple compound having 5 prakarams(closed precincts of a temple).[2] The temple has a 5-tier rajagopuram.

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References

  1. ^ 108 Vaishnavite Divya Desams: Divya desams in Pandya Nadu. M. S. Ramesh, Tirumalai-Tirupati Devasthanam.
  2. ^ Tourist Guide to South India .Various authors. Page 117.



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