Andalukkum Aiyyan Perumal Temple, in Adanur in Tamil Nadu, honours Andalukkum Aiyyan Perumal (Vishnu in Bhujanga Sayana posture) with consort Ranganayaki Thayar. It is also known as Thiruaadhanur, Sri Aandu Alakkum Ayan Perumal Temple, Bhargava Kshetram.
Thiruaadhanur is one of the 108 Divya Desams, the sacred Vishnu temples glorified in the Naalayira Divya Prabandham composed by the Alvar poet-saints; it is glorified in verses by Thirumangai Alvar. Tradition holds that the Alvar saint Thirumangai Alvar, having exhausted his funds while renovating the Ranganatha Temple at Srirangam, was directed in a dream by Vishnu to go to the banks of the Kollidam river, where a wealthy merchant at Adanur provided the funds needed.
Tamil Nadu carries a distinct temple identity of its own: Land of towering gopurams and living Dravidian temple traditions, from the Chola masterpieces to the great Pancha Bhoota Sthalas.
Darshan hours and daily worship
| Session | Timing (as published) |
|---|---|
| Morning | 7:00 AM to 12:30 PM |
| Evening | 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM |
The temple's Google Maps Business listing closely corroborates these hours, giving 7:00 AM to 12:30 PM and 4:30 PM to 8:00 PM (a 30-minute difference on the evening opening from the figures above, otherwise matching); three independent sources (dinamalar.com, a Tamil Nadu Tourism-sourced blog, and Google Maps) now agree closely on this schedule.
Festivals and special-day timings
Regular darshan hours are usually extended, or set aside entirely, on these dates.
| Festival | Period | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Brahmotsavam | Tamil month of Vaikasi (May to June), ten days | The temple's major annual festival. |
History and architecture
Architecture
Dravidian style with a small shrine, a Pranava Vimanam, and a three-tier rajagopuram
History
Tradition holds that the Alvar saint Thirumangai Alvar, having exhausted his funds while renovating the Ranganatha Temple at Srirangam, was directed in a dream by Vishnu to go to the banks of the Kollidam river, where a wealthy merchant at Adanur provided the funds needed to complete the work. The deity's head is said to rest upon a marakkal (measuring vessel), symbolizing the divine measure of time, space and individual destiny, which is reflected in the name Andalakkum Aiyan, meaning the one who measures the world and time. Other local legends associated with the site include Kamadhenu's penance and Agni Deva's release from a curse.
Planning your visit
How to reach
About 12 km from Kumbakonam and roughly 5 km from Swamimalai in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.
Where this information comes from
Confidence: Low. Darshan timings (7 am to 12:30 pm and 4 to 8 pm) and the ten-day Vaikasi Brahmotsavam festival period are confirmed via dinamalar.com's dedicated temple listing, corroborated word-for-word by a Tamil Nadu Tourism-sourced blog and now further corroborated (within 30 minutes) by the temple's Google Maps Business listing; entry fee and dress code remain unverified for this small village shrine, and no HR&CE-specific page was found