Late medieval · Hindu · India

Nallur Sundara Varadharaja Perumal Temple

Nallur, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu · 12.4086°, 79.6212°

Vishnu (Sundara Varadharaja Perumal)UndeterminedDravidian

Sacred since

1500 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

c. 16th c. (said to be 500 years old)

Undetermined

History & significance

A Vaishnava temple about five centuries old at Nallur in Tiruvannamalai district, where Vishnu is worshipped as Sundara Varadharaja Perumal with the goddess Sundaravalli Thayar. Garuda stands in worship at the feet of the main image, and Vaikuntha Ekadashi is the chief observance.

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