Sowmya Narayana Perumal temple — Sivaganga | AllMandir

Where is Sowmya Narayana Perumal temple? Sowmya Narayana Perumal temple is a Hindu mandir in Thirukoshtiyur, Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu.

Location: Thirukoshtiyur, Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu

Address: Thanjavur - Manamadurai Road (Old NH226), Thirukoshtiyur

Visiting this temple

Where is Sowmya Narayana Perumal temple? Sowmya Narayana Perumal temple is a Hindu mandir in Thirukoshtiyur, Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. Visiting Sowmya Narayana Perumal temple: plan darshan during published temple hours when available. This mandir serves the local Hindu community in Thirukoshtiyur, Sivaganga, 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 Sowmya Narayana Perumal temple. Check the temple’s phone line or social pages before you leave, especially on weekends and festival dates. The mandir sits in Thirukoshtiyur near Sivaganga. 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 Tirupperunturai, Tirutalinathar 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 Sivaganga, open the Sivaganga panchang on AllMandir (/panchang/sivaganga-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

Sowmyanarayana Perumal Temple is an ancient temple located in Thirukoshtiyur, a village in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, 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 Desams dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Sowmyanarayana Perumal and his consort Lakshmi as Thirumamagal. The temple is known as the place where Ramanuja, the expounder of Vishishtadvaita philosophy preached the holy ashtakshara "Om Namo Narayanaya" to all people, irrespective of their varna.

Nearby Hindu temples

• Tirupperunturai — India
• Tirutalinathar Temple — Tamil Nadu

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