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High medieval · Hindu · India

Ulagalandha Perumal Temple, Singanallur

Singanallur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · 10.9968°, 77.0305°

Ulagalandha Perumal (Vishnu), with Sridevi and BhoodeviUndetermined
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Vishnu temple in the Singanallur quarter of Coimbatore whose north-facing presiding image is cast in panchaloha. It was renovated in 2000 and its seven-tiered tower consecrated at a Kumbhabhishekam in 2005.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

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.

The temple's own account holds that the Chola king Karikalan founded it while passing through Singanallur on a campaign, for the welfare of the people.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined