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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.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
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
Answers only from cited records
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