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Where is Kallazhagar Temple? Kallazhagar Temple is a Hindu mandir in Alagarkovil, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

Location: Alagarkovil, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Address: Azhagarkovil Road, Alagarkovil

Postal code: 625301

Visiting this temple

Where is Kallazhagar Temple? Kallazhagar Temple is a Hindu mandir in Alagarkovil, Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Visiting Kallazhagar Temple: plan darshan during published temple hours when available. This mandir serves the local Hindu community in Alagarkovil, Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Use AllMandir for the map, driving directions, and to compare nearby mandirs before you travel. Published darshan hours are not on file yet for Kallazhagar Temple. Check the temple’s phone line or social pages before you leave, especially on weekends and festival dates. The mandir sits in Alagarkovil near Madurai. If you are new to the area, open the directions link for turn-by-turn routing and parking hints from your map app. Nearby mandirs on AllMandir include Badhri Narayanan temple, Pazhamudircholai Murugan Temple. Many families visit a cluster of temples in one trip — compare timings on each listing before you go. For tithi, nakshatra, Rahu Kaal, and festival dates while you are in Madurai, open the Madurai panchang on AllMandir (/panchang/madurai-district-tamil-nadu-in). Panchang follows your saved city and regional calendar edition in the app. AllMandir is a free directory: temple photos when shared, heritage notes for famous pilgrimage sites, festival calendars, and member sign-in for saved mandir and comments. Report corrections from the temple page so the listing stays accurate for the next visitor.

History & significance

Kallalagar Temple or Kallazhagar Temple, also known by its own toponym Thirumaliruncholai, is a Hindu temple dedicated to the protector god Vishnu in Alagar Koyil, a village in Madurai district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Constructed in the Tamil Style of Architecture, the temple is glorified in the Naalayira Divya Prabandham, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE. It is one of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshiped as Kallalagar, and his consort Lakshmi as Thirumagal. This temple is called as Thirumaliruncholai in Sangam literatures and Naalayira Divya Prabandham sung by Tamil Alvar saints.

Temple questions

Where is Kallazhagar Temple?

Kallazhagar Temple is a Hindu mandir in Alagarkovil, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

What are Kallazhagar Temple darshan timings?

Check Kallazhagar Temple darshan timings on AllMandir or contact the temple before visiting. Festival days often have different hours.

How do I reach Kallazhagar Temple?

Kallazhagar Temple is in Alagarkovil, Madurai, Tamil Nadu (Azhagarkovil Road, Alagarkovil). Open the AllMandir temple page for the map and directions.

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