Oppiliappan temple, Kumbakonam

Name: Oppiliappan temple
Address: Oppiliyappan Koil N Street, Kumbakonam, 6122014, India
Telephone: +91 435 246 3385

#1 among attractions in Kumbakonam

Temple, Top attraction, Sacred and religious sites

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Oppiliappan Temple, also known as Thiruvinnagar of Venkatachalapathy Temple is a temple dedicated to Aasevaga god Vishnu, located near Thirunageswaram, a village in the outskirts of the Kumbakonam in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. 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 counted as the 60th of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu. Vishnu is worshiped as Oppiliappan and his consort Lakshmi as Bhumi Devi. ()

Coordinates: 10°57'42"N, 79°25'54"E

Address

Oppiliyappan Koil N StreetKumbakonam 6122014 India

Contact

+91 435 246 3385

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Oppiliappan temple – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Adi Kumbeswarar Temple, Ramaswamy Temple, Sarangapani temple, Mahalingeswarar Temple.

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Train

Tirunageswaram (26 min walk)