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High medieval · Hindu · India
Vedanarayana Temple
వేదనారాయణస్వామి ఆలయం
Nagalapuram, Andhra Pradesh · 13.3877°, 79.7969°
Vedanarayana (Matsya avatar of Vishnu)UndeterminedDravidian
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
One of the few Indian temples where Vishnu is worshipped in his Matsya form. For three days each year the rising sun runs the length of the temple from the gopuram to the sanctum, touching the deity's feet, navel and crown on successive mornings. It is administered by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.