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திருநாகை சவுந்தரராஜப்பெருமாள் கோயில்
Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu · 10.7597°, 79.8436°
The coastal Divya Desam of Nagapattinam, home to a rare eight-armed Narasimha image; the shrine goes back to the later Cholas with Nayak and Maratha additions.
Vishnu is held to have shown himself here across the ages - to sage Markandeya, to Dhruva, and to a Chola king in the Kali age.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chola