Rajagopalaswamy, Mannargudi

Vast Vishnu temple with a towering gopuram in the Cauvery delta.

दर्शन महत्व: Delta Vaishnava gem under-visited by non-Tamil pilgrims.

यात्रा का सर्वश्रेष्ठ समय: Nov–Feb

History

Rajagopalaswamy at Mannargudi is a vast Chola–Nayaka Vishnu temple in the Cauvery delta, with a towering gopuram and a huge temple tank. Krishna as royal cowherd (Rajagopala) is the presiding form.

Legends

• The 32-leaved tulasi forest and cattle-wealth festivals remember Brindavan in the Tamil countryside.