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Kazheesirama Vinnagaram

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Kazheesirama Vinnagaram

Kazheesirama Vinnagaram or Thadalan Kovil or Trivikrama Perumal Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu located in Sirkazhi, of Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu, India. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham, the early med

ieval 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 Trivikrama and his consort Lakshmi as Loganayagi. The temple is believed to have been built by Cholas, with later contributions from Medieval Cholas, Vijayanagara kings, and Madurai Nayaks. The temple is found in Sirkazhi, and situated in a location called Thadalan Kovil. The temple complex actually houses all the shrines within large concentric walls completed by a three-tiered Rajagopuram (entrance tower). There are three major shrines in the temple, with the one of Trivikrama-Vishnu in the main sanctum and two other shrines of Loganyagi-Lakshmi and Andal being the most prominent. The temple's water tank, Chakra Tirtham, is located behind the shrine. The Brahmotsavam festival is celebrated during the Tamil month of Vaikasi (May–June). The temple...

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