Uthamar Kovil
Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu
Uthamar Kovil in Uthamarkoil, a village in the outskirts of Tiruchirappalli in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is a temple to the Hindu Trimurti of Vishnu, Shiva, and Brahma. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is mentioned 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 Purushothaman Perumal and his consort Lakshmi as Poornavalli Thayar.
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Where it is
Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station (TPJ), about 57 km by road.
- By air: Tiruchirappalli Airport (TRZ), about 57 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 61 km)
- Arulmigu Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple – Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) district (about 64 km)
- Arulmigu Jambukeswarar Akilandeswari Temple, Thiruvanaikaval – Thiruvanaikaval, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), on Srirangam island between the Kaveri and Kollidam rivers (about 65 km)
- Arulmigu Mariamman Temple, Samayapuram – Samayapuram, about 15–20 km north of Tiruchirappalli on the Trichy–Chennai highway (about 75 km)
- Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple – Madurai, Madurai district (about 89 km)
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