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திருநின்றவூர் பக்தவத்சல பெருமாள் கோவில்
Thirunindravur, Tamil Nadu · 13.1125°, 80.0261°
A Divya Desam of the Chennai region built in the 9th-century Pallava period, its earliest inscriptions dated between 820 and 890 CE, with medieval Chola and Vijayanagara additions. It is glorified in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham.
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 town's name, 'the place where the Lord stood', recalls the belief that Lakshmi and Vishnu descended and stayed at this spot.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Pallava
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