Sthalasayana Perumal Temple
Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu
Sthalasayana Perumal Temple, is located in Mahabalipuram, India. Constructed in the Pallavan style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Naalayira Divya Prabandham, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE. It is one of the 108 Divya Desam dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Sthalasayana Perumal and his consort Lakshmi as Nilamangai Thayar. The temple is believed to have been built by the Pallavas, with later contributions from the Medieval Cholas, Vijayanagara kings, and Madurai Nayaks.
From the Wikipedia article Thirukadalmallai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it is
Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Chengalpattu Junction railway station (CGL), about 31 km by road.
- By air: Chennai International Airport (MAA), about 51 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Arulmigu Kapaleeswarar Temple – North Mada Street, Mylapore, Chennai (about 59 km)
- Arulmigu Devarajaswamy (Varadharaja Perumal) Temple – Chinna (Little) Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district (about 70 km)
- Sri Kamakshi Ambal Devasthanam – Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district (about 74 km)
- Arulmigu Ekambareswarar Temple (Ekambaranathar Temple) – Periya Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district (about 75 km)
- Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Temple, Puducherry – White Town, Puducherry (Pondicherry) (about 107 km)
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