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Thiruthevanartthogai
Location in Tamil Nadu
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| Other names: | Madhava Perumal Temple |
| Proper name: | Thiruthevanartthogai |
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| Country: | India |
| State: | Tamil Nadu |
| District: | Nagapatnam |
| Location: | Keezhchaalai |
| Temple Details | |
| Primary Deity: | Madhava Perumal, Deivanayakan(Vishnu) |
| Consort: | Kadalmagal (Lakshmi) |
| Temple Tank: | Sopana |
| Shrine: | Sopana |
| Poets: | Thirumangai Alvar |
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| Architectural styles: | Dravidian architecture |
Thiruthevanartthogai or Madhava Perumal Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Keezhchaalai, close the holy village of Thirunangur, 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 faces west. It is located in Keezhchaalai, 6.5 km from Sirkali and 1 km away from Thiruvali. It is located close to Thirunangur, a small village, 10 km away from Sirkali enroute to Thiruvenkadu. The temple tank is located right across the temple.
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.
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