Thirumohoor Kalamegaperumal temple

Tirumogoor Kalamegaperumal Temple
Thirumohoor Chakaratalvar Temple
Kalamegaperumal
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictMadurai
Deity
Festivals
Features
  • Tower: Kethaki Vimanam
  • Temple tank: Kshirabtha Pushkarini
Location
LocationMadurai
StateTamil Nadu
CountryIndia
Location in Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates9°57′3.69″N 78°12′25.56″E / 9.9510250°N 78.2071000°E / 9.9510250; 78.2071000
Architecture
TypeDravidian architecture
Website
kalamegaperumaltemple.tnhrce.in

The Thirumohoor Kalamegaperumal Temple (also known as Thirumohoor or Tirumogoor temple) is a Hindu temple near Melur, Madurai district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE. It is one of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Kalamega Perumal and his consort Lakshmi as Mohanavalli Thayar. As per Hindu legend, the presiding deity is believed to have appeared as the divine enchantress Mohini to allure the asuras to support the devas, the celestial deities. The temple is also known as Mohanapuram and Mohanakshetram.

A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines and three of its four bodies of water. The temple has a five-tiered rajagopuram, the temple's gateway tower and a huge temple tank in front of it. The temple is believed to have been built by the Pandyas, with later additions from the Madurai Nayaks.

Six daily rituals and three yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which the Brahmotsavam, celebrated during the Tamil month of Vaikasi (April–May), being the most prominent. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.