The sacred geography of the Indic world — every site mapped, dated, storied, and cited.
Tirumazhisai, Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu · 13.0522°, 80.0611°
A Vishnu temple at Tirumazhisai near Chennai, one of the 108 Abhimana Kshetrams and revered as the birthplace of the Alvar Thirumalisai. Its oldest inscription dates from the reign of Kulothunga Chola III, and later grants record patronage by Kopperunjinga and by the Vijayanagara rulers Harihara Raya II and Virupaksha Raya II.
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 Saptarishis are said to have asked to see the middle Jagannatha, and Vishnu appeared here between Vada Jagannatha at Puri and Keezha Jagannatha at Thirupullani.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
Answers only from cited records
Opening the line…