Sri Sathyamoorthy Temple is a Lord Vishnu temple in Thirumayyam in Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the divya desam and the Lord Vishnu here was worshipped by Thirumangai Alwar.
The temple was built during 9th century by Pandya Kings. A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines. The temple has a five-tiered rajagopuram, the gateway tower and is behind a fort built during the 15th century. The fort is still there. The temple is adjacent to the Sathyagiriswara Sivan temple, located in the same complex. The temple is maintained and administered by the Archaeological Survey of India as a ticketed monument
108 Divya Desam
This temple is one of the important Divya Desam in this earth known as Bhuloka Vaikuntam- abode of Vishnu on earth. Various Alwars have composed poems on Lord Vishnu – 6500 years back according to legends. Their composition of poems on Lord Vishnu temples all over India is known as Divya Prabandham which was compiled in 9th century.
