Thiruppaarththanpalli

Taamaraiyaal Kelvan Perumal Temple or Thiruppaarththanpalli is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located 10 km away from Sirkali, Tamilnadu, India. It is one of the Divya Desams, the 108 temples of Vishnu reverred by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars.^[1]

It is one among the 11 divyadesams of Thirunangur Tirupathis and is closely associated with Thirumangai Alvar.

The Temple

The temple complex has a single prakaram(closed precincts of a temple) and a separate shrines for Perumal, Manavala mamunigal, Nachiar and Nammalvar. It is located close to Thirunangur, a small village, 8 km east of Sirkali enroute to Thiruvenkadu.

Festival

The Thirumangai Alvar Mangalasasana utsavam(festival)^[2] in the month of Thai(Jan-Feb) witnesses 11 Garudasevai a spectacular event in which festival images idols from the 11 Thirunaangur Divyadesam shrines in the area are brought on Garuda mounts to Thirunangur. An idol of Thirumangai Alvar is also brought here on a Hamsa Vahanam(palaquin) and his paasurams(verses) dedicated to each of these 11 temples are recited. The utsavar of Thirumangai Alvar and his consort Sri Kumudavalli naachiyar are taken in a palanquin to each of the 11 temples, through the paddy fields in the area. The paasurams(poems) dedicated to each of the 11 Divyadesams are chanted in the respective shrines. This is the most important of the festivals in this area, and it draws thousands of visitors.

References

1. ^ Hindu Pilgrimage: A Journey Through the Holy Places of Hindus All Over India. Sunita Pant Bansal.
2. ^ "Garuda Sevai'". [1]. http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/ramanuja/archives/feb08/pdfUQOxvBFB4v.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-19.