Soundararajaperumal Temple, Nagapattinam
Soundararajaperumal
Temple is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god, Vishnu. It is located in Nagapattinam, a town in the South Indian state of Tamilnadu. Constructed in Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Divya
Prabandha, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhwar saints from the 6th – 9th centuries
AD. It is counted as one among the 108 Divya
Desams dedicated to Vishnu.
Vishnu
is worshiped as Soundararaja Perumal and his consort Lakshmi as Soundaravalli. The temple is believed to have
been built by the Medieval
Cholas of the late 8th
century AD, with later contributions at different times from Thanjavur Nayaks. The temple has two inscriptions dating from the Chola
period. The temple has a five-tiered Rajagopuram (gateway tower) within a
granite wall. The complex contains all the shrines and water bodies associated
with it.
The
temple observes six daily rituals and three yearly festivals. The chariot
festival, celebrated during the Tamil month of Chittirai (March–April), is the
most prominent festival of the temple. This Temple is located very close to the
Neelayadakshi temple and close to the old bus stand. The temple is maintained
and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamilnadu.
Legends
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History
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The
Temple
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Temple
Opening Time
This
temple remains open from 7.30AM to 12.00PM in the morning and 5.30PM to 9.00PM
in the evenings.
Pooja
Timings
·
Ushathkalam
Pooja – 7 a.m.
·
Kalasanthi
Pooja – 8:00 a.m.
·
Uchikalam
Pooja – 12:00 p.m.
·
Sayarakshai
Pooja – 6:00 p.m.
·
Irandamkalam
Pooja – 7:00 p.m.
·
Ardha
Jamam Pooja – 10:00 p.m.
Festivals
& Religious Practices
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Religious
Importance
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Literary
Mention
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Contact
Soundararajaperumal
Temple
Nagapattinam,
Nagapattinam District
Mobile: +91 – 9442213741
Connectivity
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