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Thirunarayanapuram, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu · 10.9725°, 78.3182°
A Vishnu temple in Tiruchirappalli district where the deity is enshrined in a reclining posture with Vedanayaki, built up under the medieval Cholas and later the Vijayanagara kings. Its chariot festival falls in the Tamil month of Chittirai.
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.
An Araiyar of Thiru Naraiyur is said to have given his own life and those of his children to shield the deity from a fire in the temple, and Narayana granted the family liberation.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Medieval Chola and Vijayanagara
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