Aravindalochanar temple
Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu
Irattai Tirupati Temples refer to two temples of the Nava Tirupati, namely, the Devapiran temple and Aravindalochanar temple, which are dedicated to Vishnu. They are part of the nine "Divya Desams" located along the Tiruchendur-Tirunelveli route in Tamil Nadu, India on the banks of Thamiraparani river. The two temples are located adjacent to each other. All nine temples are part of the 108 temples of Vishnu revered by the 12 poet saint Alvars. The Irattai Tirupati is a Ketu Sthalam, sacred to the deity Ketu. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temples are dedicated to Vishnu who is worshipped as Devapiran and Aravindalochanar and Lakshmi as Varagunavalli and Karuthadankanni.
From the Wikipedia article Irattai Thiruppathy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it is
Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Thiruchendur railway station (TCN), about 25 km by road.
- By air: Tuticorin Airport (TCR), about 17 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Arulmigu Subramania Swamy Temple, Tiruchendur – Tiruchendur, Thoothukudi district (on the shore of the Gulf of Mannar) (about 27 km)
- Bhagavathy Amman Temple (Kumari Amman Temple), Kanyakumari – Kanyakumari (Kanniyakumari), at the southern tip of India (about 94 km)
- Attukal Bhagavathy Temple – Attukal, Manacaud, Thiruvananthapuram (about 141 km)
- Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple – East Fort, Thiruvananthapuram (about 142 km)
- Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple – Sabarimala, Perunad, Pathanamthitta district (inside Periyar Tiger Reserve) (about 167 km)
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