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Azhagar Kovil Kallazhagar, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu

Azhagar Kovil Kallazhagar

This is considered as the 93rd divya desam of Perumal.

StateTamil Nadu
DistrictDindigul
LocationAzhagar Kovil Kallazhagar
Area—
Latitude10.0729430
Longitude78.2147520

About this Sacred Grove

This is considered as the 93rd divya desam of Perumal. Annual festivals are celebrated in the Tamil months of Chithirai (April – May) and thalai aruvi utsavam in Ippasi (November – December). People offer tulasi and grains and worship. Karuppanna Swami is the guardian deity in this temple. The temple is maintained by HR&CE.

 

 

Location

Coordinates: 10.0729430, 78.2147520

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Plants / Species (9)

Banyan

Ficus benghalensis L.
Individual Count
5

Cluster fig

Ficus recemosa L.
Individual Count
1

Mahua

Madhuca longifolia (J.Konig) J.F.Macbr.
Individual Count
8

Neem

Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Individual Count
21

Pala indigo plant

Wrightia tinctoria (Roxb.) R.Br., Mem. Wern. Soc.
Individual Count
20

Pongame oiltree

Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi
Individual Count
15

Sacred fig

Ficus religiosa L.
Individual Count
4

Spanish cherry

Mimusops elengi L.
Individual Count
5

Tamarind

Tamarindus indica L.
Individual Count
21