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High medieval · Hindu · India
Peravallur Sundararaja Perumal Temple
Peravallur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 13.1123°, 80.2314°
Sundararaja Perumal (Vishnu)UndeterminedDravidian
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A Vishnu temple in the Peravallur neighbourhood of north Chennai, also known after nearby Periyar Nagar, administered by the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department; Vaikuntha Ekadashi is its principal festival.