Koodal Azhagar Temple
Madurai district, Tamil Nadu
Koodal Aḻagar Temple or Koodal Azhagar Temple in Madurai, a city in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is mentioned in the Divya Prabandha, 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 Viyooga Sundarrajan, and his consort Lakshmi as Mathuravalli.
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Where it is
Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Madurai Junction railway station (MDU), about 2 km by road.
- By air: Madurai International Airport (IXM), about 13 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple – Madurai, Madurai district (about 3 km)
- Arulmigu Subramaniyaswamy Temple, Thiruparankundram – Thiruparankundram, Madurai district (about 8 km south-west of Madurai city) (about 8 km)
- Arulmigu Murugan Temple, Pazhamudircholai (Solaimalai) – Solaimalai, Alagar hills, above Alagar Kovil, Madurai district (approx. 25 km north-east of Madurai) (about 28 km)
- Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple, Palani – Palani, Dindigul district (on Sivagiri hill) (about 106 km)
- Arulmigu Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple – Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) district (about 153 km)
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