Tamil Nadu
60. Thirukkoshtiyur (Sowmyanarayana Perumal Temple)
Thirukoshtiyur, Sivaganga district
Deities & Significance

Presiding Deities

Mahalakshmi (Thirumamagal Nachiyar) and Uraga Mellanayaan Perumal (Sowmyanarayana)

Legends & Details

The temple is known as the place where Ramanuja, the expounder of Vaishnavadatta philosophy preached the mantra "Om Namo Narayana" to all people irrespective of their birth. Sowmyanarayana Perumal is believed to have appeared as Narasimha avatar to the devas, the celestial deities.

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