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Kazheesirama Vinnagaram

திருக்காழிச்சீராம விண்ணகரம் தாடாளன் கோயில்

Sirkazhi, Tamil Nadu · 11.2406°, 79.7314°

Tiruvikrama Narayana Perumal (Vishnu)CholaDravidianDivya Desam
Sacred since
850 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
Chola era; Vijayanagara & Nayak additions
Chola

History & significance

The Divya Desam of Sirkazhi, where Vishnu presides as Trivikrama, the god who measured the worlds; Chola in origin with later Vijayanagara and Madurai Nayak work.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

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.

Vishnu as Trivikrama is said to have blessed the sage Romasa here with a lifespan outlasting Brahma's.

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Sources

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