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கோவிலடி அப்பால ரெங்கநாதர் கோயில்
Koviladi, Tamil Nadu · 10.8394°, 78.8892°
A reclining-Ranganatha Divya Desam at Koviladi on the Kaveri near Tiruchirappalli, and the only one of the 108 where the sweet neyyappam is offered to the deity every night.
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.
Vishnu, disguised as a hungry old pilgrim, is said to have eaten king Upamanyu's entire food offering and been satisfied only by a pot of appam, lifting the king's curse.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
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