Koodal Azhagar Temple
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Koodal Azhagar Koil is a famous Hindu
temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in the center of the city of Madurai
, Tamilnadu, India
. 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.
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in the center of the city of Madurai
Madurai
Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...
, Tamilnadu, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Koodal is another name for Madurai and Azhaghar means The beautiful one, in Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
. The temple is an ancient one and very close to the famous Meenakshi Amman Temple
Meenakshi Amman Temple
Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple or Meenakshi Amman Temple or Tiru-alavai is a historic Hindu temple located in the south side of river Vaigai in the temple city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India...
. It is one of the 108 divyadesams the holy abodes of Vishnu.