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High medieval · Hindu · India
Prasanna Venkatachalapathi Temple, Thuraiyur
Thuraiyur, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu · 11.1456°, 78.6321°
Vishnu as Prasanna VenkatachalapathiUndetermined—
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A hilltop Vishnu temple on Perumalmalai about 3 km from Thuraiyur; it is traditionally held to have been founded by descendants of the early Chola king Karikala, who are themselves venerated at the shrine.