Kallazhagar Temple
Madurai district, Tamil Nadu
Kallalagar Temple or Kallazhagar Temple, also known by its own toponym Thirumaliruncholai, is a Hindu temple dedicated to the protector god Vishnu in Alagar Koyil, a village in Madurai district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Constructed in the Tamil Style of Architecture, the temple is glorified in the Naalayira Divya Prabandham, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE. It is one of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshiped as Kallalagar, and his consort Lakshmi as Thirumagal. This temple is called as Thirumaliruncholai in Sangam literatures and Naalayira Divya Prabandham sung by Tamil Alvar saints.
From the Wikipedia article Kallalagar Temple, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it is
Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Madurai Junction railway station (MDU), about 26 km by road.
- By air: Madurai International Airport (IXM), about 38 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Arulmigu Murugan Temple, Pazhamudircholai (Solaimalai) – Solaimalai, Alagar hills, above Alagar Kovil, Madurai district (approx. 25 km north-east of Madurai) (about 3 km)
- Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple – Madurai, Madurai district (about 25 km)
- Arulmigu Subramaniyaswamy Temple, Thiruparankundram – Thiruparankundram, Madurai district (about 8 km south-west of Madurai city) (about 33 km)
- Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple, Palani – Palani, Dindigul district (on Sivagiri hill) (about 108 km)
- Arulmigu Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple – Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) district (about 127 km)
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