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Alagar Koil, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu · 10.0620°, 78.2119°
A Vishnu temple at the entrance to Alagar Koil in Madurai district, where the principal image shows the god seated in meditation flanked by Nara and Narayana. It is modelled on the Badrinath temple of Uttarakhand and keeps daily rituals with monthly devotional singing.
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.
By legend Kallalagar halts here on the eve of the Chittirai festival as he travels from Alagar Koil, and so misses his sister's wedding at Vandiyur.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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