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Vishnu (Ranganatha) temple · Karamadai, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Sri Aranganathaswamy (Ranganathar) Temple at Karamadai, near Mettupalayam in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu (PIN 641 104), is a Hindu temple to Vishnu as Ranganatha. It is administered by the Tamil Nadu HR&CE Department (The Hindu; Dinamalar).
Faith & Tradition
The presiding deity is a swayambhu (self-manifested) image of which only the face is visible, unlike the reclining Ranganatha of other temples, The Hindu notes. Dinamalar records that the goddess Ranganayaki, worshipped as Betathamman, has a shrine on a nearby hill; on the fifth day of the Masi Brahmotsavam she is brought down in a sacred pot for the divine wedding.
Ramanuja is said to have stayed here on his way from Srirangam to Thirunarayanapuram (Melkote), and a stone image of him stands at the sanctum entrance (The Hindu; Dinamalar).
Heritage
The Hindu traces the temple to the Chola period, with walls and mandapams added under Thirumalai Nayak and further mandapams under the Mysore Wodeyars. The utsava deity rides a wooden white horse in processions, said to have been donated by a British railway engineer.
A seven-tier, 80-foot rajagopuram and a renovated Vasantha Mandapam were added in a later renovation (The Hindu).
Seven-tier rajagopuram about 80 feet tall (The Hindu).
Plan Your Visit
Puratasi Saturdays and the car festival draw very large crowds; confirm timings with the temple.
Timings and arrangements change with seasons and festivals. Confirm current details with Tamil Nadu HR&CE Department before travelling. Last reviewed 6 October 2026.
Sacred Calendar
The divine wedding and car festival; special buses and traffic diversions are arranged (Dinamalar; The Hindu; Times of India).
Draw large crowds of devotees (The Hindu).
Listed by Dinamalar.
Location
Karamadai is on the Coimbatore–Mettupalayam road; police divert traffic on car-festival day (Times of India).
Location: Karamadai, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India 641104
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Questions
At Karamadai, near Mettupalayam in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu.
It is a swayambhu image of which only the face is visible.
During the Masi Brahmotsavam in February–March.
The goddess Ranganayaki, whose shrine is on a nearby hill.
The Hindu traces it to the Chola period.
Further reading: Sri Aranganathaswamy Temple, Karamadai on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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