Vaishnava Nambi and Thirukurungudivalli Nachiar Temple
Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu
Vaishnava Nambi and Thirukurungudivalli Nachiar Temple in Thirukkurungudi, a village in Tirunelveli district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. It is located 45 km from Tirunelveli. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Naalayira Divya Prabandham, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE. It is one of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Vaishnava Nambi and his consort Lakshmi as Thirukurungudivalli. The temple is locally referred as Dakshina Vaikuntam, the holy abode of Vishnu.
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Where it is
Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Thiruchendur railway station (TCN), about 30 km by road.
- By air: Tuticorin Airport (TCR), about 20 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
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- Attukal Bhagavathy Temple – Attukal, Manacaud, Thiruvananthapuram (about 136 km)
- Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple – East Fort, Thiruvananthapuram (about 137 km)
- Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple – Sabarimala, Perunad, Pathanamthitta district (inside Periyar Tiger Reserve) (about 163 km)
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