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Makara Nedunkuzhaikathar Temple

திருப்பேரை

Thenthiruperai, Tamil Nadu · 8.6041°, 77.9884°

Makara Nedunkuzhai Kathar PerumalUndeterminedDravidianDivya Desam
Sacred since
600 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
attested in Alvar hymns (7th-9th c.)
Undetermined

History & significance

A Nava Tirupati Divya Desam on the Tamiraparani where the presiding lord takes his name from the makara - fish-shaped - earrings he wears, flanked by Sridevi and Bhudevi.

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.

Bhudevi, cursed by the sage Durvasa, is said to have been restored when fish-shaped earrings found on the riverbank were offered to Vishnu here.

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Sources

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