Sri Azhagu Perumal Temple Periyapettai, Vellore

AZHAGU PERUMAL TEMPLE

Periyapettai, Vaniyambadi, Tamilnadu, India

God

The main deity of this temple is Azhagu Perumal and also known as Sundararaja Perumal temple. Here Lord is incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Here deity is in posture form ready to apply his Sudarsana Chakra for the Samharam (Prayoga Chakra), and faces in West direction.

Goddess

Goddess Sundaravalli Thaayar consort of Lord Vishnu.

Best Season To Visit

The best season to visit this temple is Winter season. The best months to visit are September to February.

Weather

Highest - April to June (38°C during day and 26°C during night)Average - May (33.7 °C during the day and 21 °C during night)Lowest - October to February (26 °C during day and 17 °C during night)Monsoon season - June to September

Dress Code

For men the dress code is Shirt & Trouser, Dhoti or Pyjamas with upper cloth.
For women the preferred dress code is saree or half-saree with blouse or chudidhar with pyjama and upper cloth.
Shorts, mini-skirts, middies, sleeveless tops, low-waist jeans and short-length T-shirts are not allowed.

Do's & Dont's

Do bathe and wear clean clothes before you enter the Temple.
Do respect ancient customs and co-piligrims while at Temple.
Do deposit your offerings in the hundi only.

Smoking & Photography is strictly prohibited inside the Temple Premises.

transport connections

Name	Distance	Contact Number
Vaniyambadi Bus Stand	4 KM	9513508001
Vaniyambadi Railway Station	2 KM	139
Vellore Airport	61.7 km	91-416-291201

Railway Station Name	Distance	Contact Number
Vaniyambadi Railway Station	2 KM	139

Airport Name	Distance	Contact Number
Vellore Airport	61.7 km	91-416-291201

Architecture

Incidentally Raja Raja Cholan’s father’s name was Sundara Cholan. Hence, the name for the main deity in the temple is Sundara and Azhagu mean ‘beautiful’ in Sanskrit and Tamil respectively. The temple faces in West direction. The temple has a Dhwaja Stambham and built in Dravidian style of architecture. Azhagu Perumal Vaniyambadi was built by Madurantaka Cholan around 985 C.E. as per stone inscriptions found here. The temple Holy Water (Theertham) is Sheera River.

Religious Significance

In a dispute between Brahma and his consort Saraswathi results in Brahma cursing her to go dumb. The releif for this curse is said to be praying to Lord Shiva and offering food. This is done by Vaani after bathing in the Sheera River and Lord Shiva appears with his consorts to accept the food. So does the Lord Vishnu to claim his portion of the food. This episode is believed to have taken place here at Azhagu Perumal Vaniyambadi. Thus, the ShivaTemple and Perumal Temple here in Vaniyambadi are associated with each other. This temple was built in between 11th century to 14th century by Sadasivaranjan of Vijayanagar Dynasty.

Temple Timings

Day	Timings
All Days	06:00 AM - 12:00 PM	04:00 PM - 09:00 PM

Tours

Airports

Airport Name	Distance
Shamshabad	40 KM
Lorem Ipsum	12 KM

Railway Stations

Railway Station Name	Distance
Secunderabad	10 KM
Nampally	12 KM
Begumpet	6 KM
Lingampally	20 KM

Bus Stations

Bus Station Name	Distance
MGBS	35 KM
CBS	28 KM
kukatpally	20 KM
Lingampally	30 KM
Uppal	35 KM

Private Transports

Transport Name	Distance	Contact Number
Private Transport	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757