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Loganatha Perumal Temple
Location in Tamil Nadu
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| Country: | India |
| State: | Tamil Nadu |
| District: | Nagapatnam |
| Location: | Thirukannagudi, Sikkal |
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| Primary Deity: | Loganathar(Vishnu) |
| Consort: | Aravindavalli(Lakshmi) |
| Festival Deity: | Damodara Narayanan(Vishnu) |
| Festival Consort: | Loganayaki(Lakshmi) |
| Temple Tank: | Sravana |
| Shrine: | Utpala |
| Poets: | Thirumangai Alvar |
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| Architectural styles: | Dravidian architecture |
Loganatha Perumal Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located 2 km away from Sikkal, Tamilnadu, India on the Tiruvarur-Nagapatnam highway. It is one of the "Divya Desams", the 108 temples of Vishnu revered by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars.[1]
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The temple[2] has a 5-tier rajagopuram and a vast temple complex. The temple tank is right outside the temple. The prime deity, Loganathar has an imposing image.
This temple is one of the Panchakanna(Krishnaranya) Kshetrams. Kannan literally means Lord Krishna (pancha: five; Kshetrams: holy places). These 5 temples are situated in Tamilnadu, south India. None of these temples have the main deity as Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu. The processional deity might have led to the derivation of the names of these places.[3]
The following constitute Panchakannan Kshetrams:
| Temple | Location |
| Loganatha Perumal Temple | Thirukkannagudi |
| Gajendra Varadha Temple | Thirukabisthalam |
| Neelamegha Perumal Temple | Thirukannapuram |
| Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple | Thirukannamangai |
| Ulagalantha Perumal Temple | Thirukkovilur |
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