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Srivilliputhur Andal Temple dedicated to lord vishnu. The temple is one of the 108 divya desams of lord vishnu in this temple lord vishnu is worshiped the name of `Vadapathrasayee` and goddess lakshmi was known as goddess Andal. Goddess andal born under the sacred Tulasi plant inside the temple. Wearing a garland and then dedicated to lord vishnu , still the custom is followed first the garland is offered to goddess Andal and then offered to lord vishnu.

The history of Srivilliputhur centres around the Srivilliputhur Andal Temple, dedicated to Andal. It is argued that the temple of Vatapatrasayi is present from the 8th century, but there are epigraphic records are available only from the 10th century. The view that the Andal temple was built during the 14th century is highly debated. The temple has inscriptions from Chola, Pandya and Nayak rulers, spanning across various centuries from the 10th to 16th centuries. As per some accounts, the original structure was constructed by Tribuvana Chakravarthy Konerinmai Kondan Kulasekaran and the Andal temple by Barathi Rayar.

During the reign of Thirumalai Nayak (1623–1659) and Rani Mangammal (1689–1706), this city became very popular. Thirumalai Nayak renovated all the temples of this city. He installed choultaries, temple tanks, paintings and golden towers inside the temple. The sculptures in the hall leading to the shrine of Andal were also built by him. From 1751 to 1756 A.D., Then it fell into the hands of Mohammed Yousoof Khan. Until 1850, Sri Andal temple was under the care of the king of Trivancore. The British ruled the country till India attained freedom in 1947. The temple's gateway tower, 192 ft (59 m) tall and it is believed that this is the official symbol of the Government of Tamil Nadu (Sri Vatapatrasayi Temple Tower).[9] But the artist who designed the emblem for the state of Tamil Nadu Thiru.Krishna Rao denied that it is not the temple of Srivilliputhur rather it is Meenakshi Temple's West Gopuram. During the modern times, the temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Rajagopuram

Tower Name - Rajagopuram

Constructor Name - Periyalwar

- 0 / 11

Height / Width / Length - 196xx (in Feet)

No.of Kalasam - 11

Lightning Arrester - Yes

Century - 8th Century

No.of Sudhai Sculptures - 0

Tower Description - This was the tallest Gopuram in Tamil nadu until the renovation of sreerangam rajagopuram a decade back. This was built by the pandiya king vallabbadeva pandiyan, planned and architectured by periyalvar it has elevan kalasams at the top and elevan tiers sequentially tapering along its height. Kavivbakravarthi kambam has sung a poem on this gopuram comparing it to the great here mountain which has been inscribed on the tower. It has a base area of rents and stands at a height of about 196 ft. it has a rectangular plan two vertical storeys and the rest tapering at an angle of 25 approximately. The arrangement of motifs similar in all tiers. The dimension of each tier has been gradually decreased to achieve the pyramidical structure with straight edges it is the only gopuram in Tamil nadu with very less number of idols present only at the 11th stiers. The gopuram was selected to Bethe symbol of the State Government of tamil nadu a few decades ago.