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An illustration of a south Indian gopuram, standing for Appakkudathaan Perumal Temple, Koviladi

Vaishnava · Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

Appakkudathaan Perumal Temple, Koviladi

கோவிலடி அப்பக்குடத்தான் கோயில்

Appala Ranganathar reclining, with the pot of appam at his hand

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The temple in short

Deity
Appala Ranganathar reclining, with the pot of appam at his hand
Where
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu · 10.84N 78.89E
Usual hours
6.30 am – 12 pm, 5 pm – 8 pm — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
Grahas
Guru
Visited for
The Divya Desam of Thirupper Nagar on the Kaveri, where the Lord asked a sage for a pot of appam and appam is still the offering. Panguni Uthiram is its day.
Kept for Jupiter, one of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.

Where it is

Appakkudathaan Perumal Temple, Koviladi, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The dot is the town, to about a kilometre — the gazetteer does not hold the gopuram's own coordinates.

Others within reach

Nearest first, by straight-line distance

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Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.