Pavalavannam Temple
Tamil Nadu
Tirupavalavannam or Pavalavanam temple located in Kanchipuram in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is 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 Pavalavannar Perumal and his consort Lakshmi as Pavalavalli.
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Where it is
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How to reach
- By train: nearest station Tindivanam railway station (TMV), about 47 km by road.
- By air: Pondicherry Airport (PNY), about 90 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Arulmigu Devarajaswamy (Varadharaja Perumal) Temple – Chinna (Little) Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district (about 61 km)
- Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar Temple (Annamalaiyar Temple) – Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvannamalai district, at the foot of the 2,668 ft Arunachala hill (about 61 km)
- Sri Kamakshi Ambal Devasthanam – Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district (about 61 km)
- Arulmigu Ekambareswarar Temple (Ekambaranathar Temple) – Periya Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district (about 62 km)
- Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Temple, Puducherry – White Town, Puducherry (Pondicherry) (about 95 km)
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