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லோகநாதப் பெருமாள் கோவில்
Tirukannankudi, Tamil Nadu · 10.7572°, 79.7633°
One of the 108 Divya Desams, near Nagapattinam, where Vishnu presides as Loganatha behind a five-tier rajagopuram; later patronage came from Vijayanagara and Madurai Nayak rulers.
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.
Krishna is said to have snatched sage Vasishtha's butter offering as a child and, chased to this spot, granted the assembled sages leave to dwell here forever.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola
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