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High medieval · Hindu · India
Adikesava Perumal Temple, Paramandur
Paramandur, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu · 10.1041°, 79.0183°
Vishnu as Adikesava Perumal, flanked by Sridevi and BhudeviUndetermined—
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A Vishnu temple at Paramandur in Pudukkottai district where the deity stands between Sridevi and Bhudevi. It is known locally for the ceremonial opening of the sorga vasal, the gate of heaven, in the Tamil month of Purattasi.