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Kattu Narasimhaperumal Temple, Srirangam

Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu · 10.8601°, 78.6980°

Narasimha (Azhagiya Singar)PandyaDravidian
Sacred since
800 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
9th c. (Pandya king Vallabadevan)
Pandya

History & significance

A Narasimha temple at Srirangam attributed to the 9th-century Pandya king Vallabadevan. Pillai Lokacharya gave philosophical discourses here in the 12th century, and Manavala Mamunigal took charge of its administration in the 15th at a Pandya ruler's request.

Sthala katha — the legend

The deity is called Varaprasadi, the granter of boons, and the shrine Ekaanthanthaman Koil for the stillness of its precinct.

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Sources

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