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High medieval · Hindu · India

Madhava Perumal Temple, Mylapore

Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 13.0378°, 80.2714°

Madhava Perumal (Vishnu), with AmritavalliUndeterminedDravidian
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Sri Vaishnava temple in Mylapore, rectangular within ten-foot walls and entered by a five-tier gopuram, held to be the birthplace of Peyalvar, one of the twelve Alvar poet-saints.

Sthala katha — the legend

At the churning of the ocean of milk Vishnu is said to have sent Lakshmi to the hermitage of sage Bhrigu, and to have married his daughter Amritavalli here — whence his other name, Kalyana Perumal.

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Sources

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