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Rajagopala Perumal Temple

Manimangalam, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu · 12.9160°, 80.0370°

Vishnu (Rajagopala Perumal)Medieval Chola
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
11th c. (Medieval Chola)
Medieval Chola

History & significance

One of three Vishnu temples at Manimangalam near Tambaram, carrying inscriptions from 1056 CE in which Rajendra Chola I names it Kamakoti-Vinnagar and Thiruvaykulam. The settlement itself is recorded far earlier as the site of a battle between the Chalukya ruler Pulakesin II and the Pallava king Narasimhavarman I.

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Sources

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