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Pandya Nadu பாண்டிய நாடு

The southern country of Madurai and the far coast — the Pāṇḍya and Nāyaka temple cities, the great gopuram fronts, and the land’s end at Kanyākumari.

40 temples
061 Sowmya Narayana Perumal Temple Thirukoshtiyur · Vishnu (Uragamellayan, reclining); festival deity Sowmya Narayana 062 Arittapatti Temple Arittapatti · Shiva (lingam), at the Idaichchi mandapa; Jain Tirthankara reliefs in the caves 063 Kalaiyarkovil Kalaiyarkovil · Shiva (lingam); the primary deities Swarna Kaleeswarar, Someswarar and Sundareswaran 064 Adi Jaganatha Perumal Temple Thiruppullani · Vishnu as Adi Jagannatha Perumal (seated); Dharbasayanam Ramar (reclining) 065 Madhyasthanathar & Mahadeva Temples Malaiyadikurichi / Darukapuram · Shiva (lingam): Mahadeva Swamy at Malaiyadikurichi, Madhyasthanathar at Darukapuram 066 Vettuvan Koil Kazhugumalai · Shiva (the sanctum today holds a Ganesha idol) 067 Kasi Viswanatha Temple Tenkasi · Shiva as Viswanatha (lingam); consort Ulagamman / Visalakshi 068 Kutralanadhar Temple Kutralam (Courtallam) · Shiva as Kutralanadhar (lingam of natural formation); consort Kuzhalvaimozhi Ammai 069 Venkatachalapathy Temple Krishnapuram · Vishnu, as Venkatachalapathy 070 Vaikuntanatha Temple Srivaikuntam · Vishnu, as Vaikuntanatha (moolavar) and Kallapiran (utsavar) 071 Vanamamalai Perumal Temple Nanguneri · Vishnu, as Vanamamalai (Totathrinadha) Perumal; consort Srivaramangai 072 Boothalingaswamy Temple Boothapandi · Śiva (liṅga), as Boothalingaswamy 073 Adikesava Perumal Temple Thiruvattar · Vishnu, reclining as Adikesava Perumal on Adisesha 074 Thanumalayan Temple Suchindram · Sthanumalayan, the Trimurthy: Sthanu (Śiva), Mal (Vishnu) and Aya (Brahma) 075 Sathyamurthi and Sathyagirisvara Temples Tirumeyyam · Vishnu (Sathyamurthi Perumal) and Śiva (Sathyagirisvara) 076 Kuduminatha Temple Kudumiyanmalai · Śiva (liṅga), as Kuduminathar 077 Vijayalaya Choliswaram Nartamalai · Śiva 078 Arivar Jain Cave Sittanavasal · Jain (Arhat / Tīrthaṅkaras) 079 Adhinathar & Nammalvar Temple Azhwar Tirunagari · Vishnu as Adhinathar (consort Adhinadhanayaki) 080 Athmanadhar Temple Avudaiyar Koil · Śiva as Athmanadhar (formless; consort Yogambal) 081 Ramanathaswamy Temple Rameswaram · Śiva (liṅga) 082 Rajagopalaswamy Temple Mannarkoil · Vishnu as Veda Narayana 083 Ambalanathaswamy Temple Manur · Ambalanathaswamy (Śiva) 084 Thanthodreeswarar Temple Tirukolakudi · Śiva 085 Koodal Azhagar Temple Madurai · Viṣṇu, worshipped as Viyooga Sundararajan 086 Meenakshi Temple Madurai · Meenakshi (Aṅgayarkanni) and Sundareswaran (Śiva, liṅga) 087 Karpaga Vinayakar Temple Pillaiyarpatti · Karpaga Vinayaka (Gaṇeśa); the original main deity is Śiva as Tiru Eengaikudi Mahadeva 088 Alagar Koil Alagar Koil, near Madurai · Viṣṇu as Sundararaja Perumal (Kallalagar) 089 Andal Rangamannar Temple Srivilliputhur · Andal and Rangamannar; Vatapatrasayi (Viṣṇu reclining) 090 Nambi Temple Tirukurungudi · Viṣṇu as Nambi 091 Kailasanatha Temple Bramhadesam · Śiva as Kailasanatha 092 Dhandayudhapani Temple Palani · Murugan as Dhandayudhapani 093 Subramania Swamy Temple Tiruchendur · Subramanya (Muruga), as a divine child 094 Kanyakumari Amman Temple Kanyakumari · Kanyakumari, the virgin mother goddess (Devi) 095 Ramaswamy Temple Cheranmahadevi · Vishnu (Rama), standing 096 Nellaiappar Temple Tirunelveli · Shiva and Parvathi, as Nellaiappar and Kanthimathi 097 Narambunathaswamy Temple Tirupudaimarudur · Shiva, with the goddess Gomathi 098 Subramanya Swami Temple Tiruparankundram · Subramanya (Muruga), seated with Devayanai; also Satyagireeswara (Shiva) 099 Mangalanathar Temple Utirakosamangai · Shiva, as Mangalanathar, with the goddess Mangala Nayaki 100 Gokarnesa Temple Tirugokarnam · Shiva, as Gokarnesa (lingam); the goddess Brihadamba