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Azhagiya Manavala Perumal Temple

திருஉறையூர்

Uraiyur, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu · 10.8269°, 78.6734°

Azhagiya Manavalan (Vishnu)CholaDravidianDivya Desam
Sacred since
750 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
late 8th c. (Chola)
Chola

History & significance

A Vishnu temple in Uraiyur, the old Chola capital, counted among the 108 Divya Desams and traditionally listed second after Srirangam. Unusually, the goddess Kamalavalli holds precedence here over the presiding deity.

Sthala katha — the legend

Vishnu is said to have come to Uraiyur as the bridegroom Azhagiya Manavalan to wed the Chola princess Kamalavalli, an incarnation of Lakshmi.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola