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Sri Lakshmi Narayani Golden Temple (Sripuram)
Vellore, Tamil Nadu · 12.8733°, 79.0884°
Lakshmi as Sri Lakshmi NarayaniModern—
Sacred since
2007 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
completed 2007
Modern
History & significance
A modern gold-sheathed shrine at Thirumalaikodi near Vellore, completed in August 2007 by the Sri Narayani Peedam trust led by Sakthi Amma. It sits on about forty hectares of the Thirupuram spiritual park and is approached along a star-shaped Sri Chakra path more than 1.8 km long.