Bhaktavatsala Perumal temple, Tirukannamangai

rdf:langString Bhaktavatsala Perumal temple, Tirukannamangai

rdf:langString Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple

rdf:langString Darshana

rdf:langString Utpala

rdf:langString Thirukkannamangai,

rdf:langString Location in Tamil Nadu

rdf:langString India Tamil Nadu

rdf:langString Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple is a temple dedicated to Hindu god Vishnu, located in , a village in Tiruvarur district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. 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 CE. It is counted as one among the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu. Vishnu is worshipped as Bhaktavatsala Perumal and his consort Lakshmi as Kannamangai Nayagi. The temple is believed to be of significant antiquity and is believed to be initiated by the Medieval Cholas of the late 8th century CE, with later contributions at different times from Thanjavur Nayaks. The temple has three inscriptions dating from the Chola period. The temple has a five-tiered rajagopuram (gateway tower) and enshrined within a granite wall. The complex contains all the shrines and the temple tank is located outside the main entrance of the temple. Bhaktavatsala Perumal is believed to have appeared to marry his consort Lakshmi in the place. 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. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

rdf:langString , Abhishekavalli

rdf:langString , Bakthavathsalan

rdf:langString , Kannamangai Nayagi

rdf:langString Perumpurakkadal

rdf:langString Brahmothsavam Chithrai Month