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Thiruvattar, Tamil Nadu · 8.3689°, 77.2417°
A grand reclining-Vishnu Divya Desam encircled by three rivers, hymned from the 7th-8th centuries and once the state temple of Travancore; Vijayanagara kings added its sculpted Virabhadra columns in the early 1500s.
Adikesava is said to have vanquished the demon Kesi, whose widow's flood-prayer bent the rivers into the loop that rings the shrine.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Vijayanagara