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Sriperumbudur, Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu · 12.9683°, 79.9486°
A Vishnu temple at Sriperumbudur, the birthplace of the Vaishnava teacher Ramanuja, carrying Vijayanagara inscriptions of 1556 and 1572 and combining Chola and Vijayanagara features. It is maintained by the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Endowment Board.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
The temple's legend tells how Ramanuja travelled to Delhi to recover a stolen image, which fell of its own accord into his lap.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Vijayanagara (inscriptions)
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