Hara Saabha Vimocchana Perumal Temple

Hara Saabha Vimocchana Perumal Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictThanjavur
Deity
  • Hara Saabha Vimocchana Perumal (Vishnu)
  • Kamalavalli Nachiyar (Lakshmi)
Features
  • Temple tank: Kapala Moksha Pushkarani
Location
LocationTamilnadu, India
StateTamil Nadu
CountryIndia
Hara Saabha Vimocchana Perumal Temple is located in Tamil Nadu
Hara Saabha Vimocchana Perumal Temple
Location in Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates10°51′36″N 79°6′30″E / 10.86000°N 79.10833°E / 10.86000; 79.10833
Architecture
TypeDravidian architecture

Hara Saabha Vimochana Perumal Temple in Thirukandiyur, a village in the outskirts of Thiruvayaru in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE. It is one of the 108 Divya Desam dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Hara Saabha Vimochana Perumal and his consort Lakshmi as Kamalavalli Nachiyar.

The temple is believed to have been built by the Medieval Cholas of the late 8th century CE, with later contributions from Vijayanagara kings and Madurai Nayaks. A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines and its bodies of water. The temple has a 5-tiered rajagopuram, the temple's gateway tower.

Hara Saabha Vimochana Perumal is believed to have appeared to Hindu gods Brahma and Shiva, and King Mahabali. It is one of the few temples where the Trimurti - Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are worshipped in the same premises. 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.