• S.PETCHIMUTHU,

GENESIS OF ANDAL TEMPLE SRIVILLIPUTTUR Abstract Andal Temple at Srivilliputtur in Viruthunager District in Tamil Nadu is one amoung the one hundered eight Divyadesas of Lord Vishnu. Andal temple is situated in the southwest site of Vadapathrasayana Perumal Temple. A granite wall surrounds the temple enclosing all its shrines, the garden where Andal is believed to have been born and two of its three bodies of water. Vatapatrasayanaperumal is believed to have appeared to Andal, Periyalur and sages markandeyar and Bhirugu Vatapatrasayanaperumal temple was built during the period of early Pandyas. The ground plans of the structure together with their measurements are given and some are Illustrated in general ground plan of the temple. Like other big temples of South India this temple was built and various times. The temple inscription furnished evidences for determining the age of structures.

Andal Temple, Sriviliputtur, Inscription , Vadapathrasayana Perumal.

"GENESIS OF ANDAL TEMPLE SRIVILLIPUTTUR", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 2, page no.888-891, February-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2002340.pdf

"GENESIS OF ANDAL TEMPLE SRIVILLIPUTTUR", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 2, page no. pp888-891, February-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2002340.pdf