Koodal Azhagar Temple

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Koodal Azhagar Temple, Near Main Bus Stop, Madurai. Edit

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Koodal Azhagar Koil is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu. It thus one of the 108 divyadesams (or holy abodes) of the deity and hence sees a large number of devotees offer their prayers here. Like most temples here, the vimana over the main shrine has beautiful scenes intricately carved over it in different, colourful shades. The temple is built in three levels, which each level flauting a different pose of Lord Vishnu. The first level as Lord Vishnu as Alagar (in a seated position), the second has him in his reclining avatar as Shri Ranganatha and the top most level has him stading as Sri Surya Narayana Perumal.Lord Vishnu is believed to be the brother of Meenakshi Amman, and just a procession of his idol is carried out in a chariot during the month of April/May, where it joins the Chitra Festival and the marriage of Meenakshi to Sundareshwar.

Koodal Azhagar Temple, Madurai

HistoryEdit

Koodal is often believed to be another name for Madurai and ‘alagar’ in Tamil translates as beautiful. A temple dedicated to the city of Madurai itself, it upholds the beauty that abounds.The central deity of this temple is Vishnu, who is believed to have resided here. Koodal is another name for Madurai and Azhaghar means The beautiful one, in Tamil. The temple is an ancient one and very close to the famous Meenakshi Amman Temple. It is one of the 108 divyadesams the holy abodes of Vishnu.

Must SeeEdit

Attraction

Visiting TimeEdit

5:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
4:00 PM – 10:00 PM.

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Best Season to VisitEdit

Oct – Mar

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Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

1 to 2 hours

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Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

Surya Roof Top Veg. Restaurant ; Hotel Supreme, 110, W Perumal Maistry St, Madurai ; Ph/M – 0452 234 3151 ; Food Serve – Indian.

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Public transportation in Madhrai consists of local taxis. And one can also a car or a taxi.

Bus : Many private operators are providing deluxe AC and non-AC luxury coach buses from Madurai to many cities in the South India, including Chennai (Rs 500), Trivandrum (Rs 400), Coimbatore (Rs 350), Trichy (Rs 300), Bangalore (Rs 500) etc. Tamil Nadu State Road Transport Corporation buses connect Madurai with other local cities in and around. Super fast buses of TSRTC runs between Madurai and Chennai.

Train : Madurai has its own railway station which connect the city to every part of the country. Direct train services from Delhi (Thirukkural Exp), Kolkata (Kannyakumari Ex), Chennai (Vaigai Exp) and Bangalore (Tuticorin Exp) are available.

Air : Madurai Airport is located about 10 km from the heart of the city. Taxi charges about Rs 150 to cover this distance. Madurai is connected to Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and many other cities by air and the tickets are moderately priced. Chennai is the nearest international airport, which is connected to most of the Indian cities and international destinations.

Others : Auto rickshaws in Madurai do not run on meter and a fare should be negotiated beforehand. Day time travel will cost you around Rs 10 per kilometer and night fares are Rs 15 per kilometer. These are easily accessible, present in all major locations.