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திருவட்டாறு ஆதிகேசவப் பெருமாள் கோவில்
Thiruvattar, Tamil Nadu · 8.3689°, 77.2417°
A grand reclining-Vishnu Divya Desam encircled by three rivers, hymned from the 7th-8th centuries and once the state temple of Travancore; Vijayanagara kings added its sculpted Virabhadra columns in the early 1500s.
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.
Adikesava is said to have vanquished the demon Kesi, whose widow's flood-prayer bent the rivers into the loop that rings the shrine.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Vijayanagara
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