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Thirukkarvaanam (Kalvar Perumal shrine)

காஞ்சி உலகளந்த பெருமாள் கோயில்

Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu · 12.8392°, 79.7050°

Kalvar Perumal (Neelamega)PallavaDravidianDivya Desam
Sacred since
750 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
within the Pallava-era Ulagalantha Perumal complex
Pallava

History & significance

A Divya Desam preserved as the Kalvar shrine with consort Kamalvalli Thayar on the second precinct of the Ulagalantha Perumal temple complex, one of the four Divya Desams that share the compound. It is glorified in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham.

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Sources

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