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An illustration of a south Indian gopuram, standing for Purushothaman Perumal Temple, Uthamar Kovil

Vaishnava · Thirukkarambanur, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

Purushothaman Perumal Temple, Uthamar Kovil

உத்தமர் கோயில்

Purushothaman with Poornavalli Thayar, and separate sannidhis for Sivan and Brahma

General

The temple in short

Deity
Purushothaman with Poornavalli Thayar, and separate sannidhis for Sivan and Brahma
Where
Thirukkarambanur, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu · 10.88N 78.70E
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 one temple where each of the Trimurti has a sannidhi of his own, a Divya Desam a few miles from Srirangam. Panguni and Vaikasi are its festival months.
Kept for Jupiter, one of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.

Where it is

Purushothaman Perumal Temple, Uthamar Kovil, Thirukkarambanur, Tiruchirappalli, 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.