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Makara Nedunkuzhai Kannan Temple
Location in Tamil Nadu
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| Location | |
| Country: | India |
| State: | Tamil Nadu |
| District: | Tuticorin |
| Location: | Thenthiruperai |
| Temple Details | |
| Primary Deity: | Makara Nedunkuzhai Kannan (Vishnu) |
| Consort: | Kuzhaikaduvalli, Thiruperai Nachiyar (Lakshmi) |
| Temple Tank: | Sukra,sangu |
| Shrine: | Bhadra |
| Poets: | Nammazhwar |
| Architecture and culture | |
| Architectural styles: | Dravidian architecture |
| Number of monuments: | 1 |
Makara Nedunkuzhai Kannan Temple is one of the Nava Tirupathi, nine Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Tiruchendur-Tirunelveli route, Tamilnadu, India in the banks of Thamiraparani river. All these 9 temples are classified as Divya Desams, the 108 temples of Vishnu reverred by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars.[1]
It is referred to as Sukra sthalam, a location for the planet deity, Sukra.
The Garuda Sevai utsavam(festival) in the month of Vaikasi(May-Jun) witnesses 9 Garudasevai, a spectacular event in which festival image idols from the Nava Tirupathis shrines in the area are brought on Garuda vahana(sacred vehicle). An idol of Nammalvar is also brought here on a Anna Vahanam(palaquin) and his paasurams(verses) dedicated to each of these 9 temples are recited. The utsavar(festival deity) of Nammalvar is taken in a palanquin to each of the 9 temples, through the paddy fields in the area. The paasurams(poems) dedicated to each of the 9 Divyadesams are chanted in the respective shrines. This is the most important of the festivals in this area, and it draws thousands of visitors.
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