Loganatha Perumal Temple

rdf:langString Loganatha Perumal Temple

rdf:langString Loganatha Perumal Temple

rdf:langString Sravana

rdf:langString Utpala

rdf:langString Thirukannagudi, Sikkal

rdf:langString Location in Tamil Nadu

rdf:langString India Tamil Nadu

rdf:langString Loganatha Perumal Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu located 2 km away from Sikkal, Tamil Nadu, India on the Tiruvarur-Nagapatnam highway. Constructed in the 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 one of the 108 Divyadesam dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshiped as Loganatha Perumal and his consort Lakshmi as Loganayagi. The temple is believed to have been built by the Medieval Cholas of the late 8th century AD, with later contributions from Vijayanagar kings and Madurai Nayaks. A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines and its bodies of water. The temple has a five-tiered rajagopuram, the temple's gateway tower. Loganatha temple is believed to have appeared to Brahma, sages Gautama, , Vashista, Bhrighu and . Six daily rituals and four yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which the Panguni Brahmostavam, celebrated during the Tamil month of Panguni (April–May), is the most prominent. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

rdf:langString Loganathar Aravindavalli Damodara Narayanan Loganayaki