Perumal

For other uses, see Perumal (disambiguation).

Perumal (the 'Great One') is the name of a Hindu deity.

Depiction of "Cherman Perumal" Nayanar in Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur

It was also a medieval Indian royal title of:

• Western Ganga dynasty^[1]
  • Sripurusha
  • Rajamalla
  • Nitimarga
• Pandya dynasty^[1]
  • Maran Chatayan
• Chola dynasty^[1]
  • Parantaka
• Pallava dynasty^[1]
  • Paramesvara Varma II of Kanchi
• Chera Perumals of Makotai^[2]
  • Rama "Rajasekhara" (Cheraman Perumal Nayanar)
  • Sthanu Ravi (Kulasekhara Alvar)
  • Bhaskara Ravi "Manukuladitya"
  • Rama "Kulasekhara"

References

1. Narayanan, M. G. S. Perumāḷs of Kerala. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 171.
2. Noburu Karashmia (ed.), A Concise History of South India: Issues and Interpretations. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2014