Tirtha Atlas

The sacred geography of the Indic world — every site mapped, dated, storied, and cited.

2271 sites15 countries4 traditions30 centuries
Late medieval · Hindu · India

Soundararajaperumal Temple, Thadikombu

Thadikombu, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu · 10.4397°, 77.9539°

Vishnu (Soundararaja Perumal), with Soundaravalli ThayarVijayanagaraDravidian
Sacred since
1529 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
16th c. (Achyuta Deva Raya); outer halls 1629
Vijayanagara

History & significance

A 16th-century temple at Thadikombu in Dindigul district credited to the Vijayanagara ruler Achyuta Deva Raya, with work begun under his predecessor Aliya Rama Raya and the outer halls added in 1629 under Thirumalai Nayak; it carries rare sculpture and inscriptions from several reigns.

Sthala katha — the legend

A sage cursed to live as a frog and tormented by a demon is said to have worshipped Vishnu here, who killed the demon and freed him.

Open in Google Maps ↗Wikipedia ↗View on the atlas map

Sources

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