Sri Venkatesa Perumal Temple (Melathiruppathi) – Mondipalayam
Tamil Nadu
Sri Venkatesa Perumal Temple (Melathiruppathi) – Mondipalayam is counted among the noted Vishnu temples of Kongunadu. The image of the lord is flat on the four sides and conical in the center. The form was first discovered by one Kondamanaicker around 300 years ago. The devotee once sighted his cow shedding her milk on a sandhill. Induced by curiosity, he dug it, when manifested the image with Conch (Sanguchakkram) and Disc (Chakkram) as well as Saligram and Chikandi (weapon). Inspired by the divine revolution, he ordered a temple to be built up for Sri Venketachalapathi enshrining the form. Devotees who have taken vows to make offering to the lord of the seven hills can fulfill them in Mondipalayam, in the event of their inability to go to Tirupati.
From the Wikipedia article Sri Venkatesa Perumal Temple (Melathiruppathi) – Mondipalayam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it is
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How to reach
- By train: nearest station Mettupalayam railway station (MTP), about 31 km by road.
- By air: Coimbatore Airport (CJB), about 40 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
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- Sri Chamundeshwari Temple – Chamundi Hills, Mysuru, Mysuru district (about 152 km)
- Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thrissur – Thekkinkadu Maidan, Round North, Thrissur (about 168 km)
- Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple – Guruvayur, Thrissur district (about 182 km)
- Thriprayar Sree Rama Temple – Triprayar (Valapad), Thrissur district, on the Theevra (Thriprayar) river (about 188 km)
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