Sri Appakkudathaan Perumal Temple (Thirupper Nagar)
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Sri Appakkudathaan Perumal Temple, or Thirupper Nagar, is a Vishnu
Vishnu
Vishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God....

 temple situated in Tamil Nadu, three miles away from Kollidam. This is one of the 108 Divya Desams
Divya Desams
Divya Desams refer to 108 Vishnu temples that are mentioned in the works of the Tamil Azhvars . 105 of these are located in India, 1 in Nepal, while 2 are located outside of the Earthly realms. 'Divya' in Tamil language indicates premium and 'Desam' indicates place or temple.The two major deities...

 and also one of the Pancharanga Kshetrams
Pancharanga Kshetrams
Pancharanga Kshetrams literally means 5 Ranganatha temples . These 5 temples are situated on the banks of Kaveri in south India. The following constitute Pancharanga Kshetrams:-References:2....

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Pancha Ranga Kshetram

Pancharanga Kshetrams literally means 5 Ranganatha
Ranganatha
Ranganātha , also known as Sri Ranganatha, Ranganathar, or Ranga, is a Hindu deity, more well known in South India. The deity is a resting form of Lord Vishnu, one of the foremost of Hindu Gods. His consort is Goddess Lakshmi, also known as Ranganayaki, Thayar...

 temples (pancha: five; Kshetrams: holy places). These 5 temples are situated on the banks of Kaveri in south 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...

. The following constitute Pancharanga Kshetrams:

Temple Location
Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple (Srirangapatna)
The Sri Ranganthaswamy temple in Srirangapatna, in the Indian state of Karnataka, is a temple dedicated to the Hindu God Ranganatha, a manifestation of Vishnu and is one of the Pancharanga Kshetrams. The town of Srirangapatna, which derives its name from the temple, is located on an island in the...

 
Srirangapatna
Srirangapatna
Srirangapatna is a town in Mandya district of the Indian state of Karnataka...

Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple  Srirangam
Srirangam
Srirangam , Old name is Vellithirumutha gramam and Tamil name is Thiruvarangam , is an island and a part of the city of Tiruchirapalli , in South India....

Sarangapani Temple
Sarangapani Temple
Sarangapani Temple is a place of worship, dedicated to Vishnu as the Supreme God of the Vaishnava traditions of Hinduism.It lies in the Tanjore district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is about 1 miles away from Kumbakonam railway station. Which is on the Chennai - Tanjore main line. is one of the "Divya...

 
Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam , also spelt as Coombaconum in the records of British India , is a town and a special grade municipality in the Thanjavur district in the southeast Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located 40 kilometres from Thanjavur and 272 kilometres from Chennai, it is the headquarters of the Kumbakonam...

Sri Appakkudathan Temple
Sri Appakkudathaan Perumal Temple (Thirupper Nagar)
Sri Appakkudathaan Perumal Temple, or Thirupper Nagar, is a Vishnu temple situated in Tamil Nadu, three miles away from Kollidam. This is one of the 108 Divya Desams and also one of the Pancharanga Kshetrams.-Pancha Ranga Kshetram:...

 
Trichy
Parimala Ranganatha Perumal Temple
Parimala Ranganatha Perumal Temple
Parimala Ranganathar Perumal Temples is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Mayiladuthurai, Tamilnadu, India. It is one of the "Divya Desams", the 108 temples of Vishnu reverred by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars.-The Temple:...

 
Indalur, Mayiladuthurai
Mayiladuthurai
Mayiladuthurai , formerly known by its Sanskrit names Māyavaram and Mayūram is a town in the Nagapattinam District of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of the Mayiladuthurai taluk of Nagapattinam district and is the second-largest town in the district...

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