Perumal

For other uses, see Perumal (disambiguation).

Perumal (the 'Great One'^[1]) is the name of a Hindu deity.

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

It was also generally used as a synonym for the king or ruler in south India during medieval period.^[1] Some rulers explicitly referred to as "Perumal" in inscriptions include,

• Western Ganga dynasty^[2]
  • Sripurusha
  • Rachamalla
  • Neetimarga
• Pandya dynasty^[2]
  • Maran Chadayan
• Chola dynasty^[2]
  • Parantaka
• Pallava dynasty^[2]
  • Paramesvara Varma II of Kanchi
• Chera dynasty (Mahodayapuram)^[3]
  • Rama Rajasekhara (Cheraman Perumal Nayanar)
  • Sthanu Ravi (Kulasekhara Alvar)
  • Bhaskara Ravi
  • Rama Kulasekhara