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Aravindalochanar Temple

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Aravindalochanar Temple
Aravindalochanar Temple
Aravindalochanar Temple
Aravindalochanar Temple
Aravindalochanar Temple
Aravindalochanar Temple
Aravindalochanar Temple
Aravindalochanar Temple
Aravindalochanar Temple
Aravindalochanar Temple
Aravindalochanar Temple
Aravindalochanar Temple
Aravindalochanar Temple
Aravindalochanar Temple
Aravindalochanar Temple
Aravindalochanar Temple
Aravindalochanar Temple
Aravindalochanar Temple
Aravindalochanar Temple
Aravindalochanar Temple
Aravindalochanar Temple
Aravindalochanar Temple
Aravindalochanar Temple
Aravindalochanar Temple
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+91 87547 02546

Hours:
Sunday11am - 8pm
Monday11am - 8pm
Tuesday11am - 8pm
Wednesday11am - 8pm
Thursday11am - 8pm
Friday11am - 8pm
Saturday11am - 8pm


Aravindalochanar Perumal Temple in Tholavillimangalam, a village 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 Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Divya Prabandha, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhwar saints from the 6th–9th centuries AD. It is one of the 108 Divyadesam dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Aravindalochanar and his consort Lakshmi as Karunthadankanni. The temple is also classified as a Navatirupathi, the nine temples revered by Nammazhwar located in the banks of Tamiraparani river. Along with the Devapiran temple located 100 yards away, the temple is referred as Irattai Tirupathy . A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing the main shrine and pillared halls. Unlike other South Indian temples, the temple does not have a rajagopuram, the temple's gateway tower and has a flat gateway. The Vijayanagar and Nayak kings commissioned pillared halls and major shrines of the temple during the 16th century. The temple follows Thenkalai tradition of worship. Four daily rituals and three yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which the ten-day annual Vaikunta Ekadasi during the Tamil month of Margazhi and the Nammazhwar birth celebrations with Garudasevai with all nine temple of Navatirupathi, being the most prominent. In modern times, the temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.
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