Sowmya Narayana Perumal temple
Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu
Sowmyanarayana Perumal Temple is an ancient temple located in Thirukoshtiyur, a village in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Nalayira 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 Sowmyanarayana Perumal and his consort Lakshmi as Thirumamagal. The temple is known as the place where Ramanuja, the expounder of Vishishtadvaita philosophy preached the holy ashtakshara "Om Namo Narayanaya" to all people, irrespective of their varna.
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Where it is
Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Madurai Junction railway station (MDU), about 65 km by road.
- By air: Madurai International Airport (IXM), about 72 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
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