Thirumanimadam
| Thirumanimadam | |
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  Thirumanimadam Location in Tamil Nadu
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| Coordinates: | 11°10′39″N 79°46′45″E / 11.17750°N 79.77917°ECoordinates: 11°10′39″N 79°46′45″E / 11.17750°N 79.77917°E |
| Name | |
| Other names: | Narayanan Perumal Temple |
| Proper name: | Manimadakoil |
| Location | |
| Country: | India |
| State: | Tamil Nadu |
| District: | Nagapatnam |
| Location: | Thirunangur |
| Temple Details | |
| Primary Deity: | Narayanan Perumal(Vishnu) |
| Consort: | PundareekaValli(Lakshmi) |
| Temple Tank: | Indra |
| Shrine: | Pranava |
| Poets: | Thirumangai Alvar |
| Architecture and culture | |
| Architectural styles: | Dravidian architecture |
Thirumanimadam or Narayanan Perumal Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in the holy city of Thirunangur, Tamilnadu, India. It is one of the Divya Desams, the 108 temples of Vishnu revered 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.
Legend
The eleven Rudras, called Ekadas Rudras and king of devas, Indra, are believed to have worshiped Vishnu at this temple.[2]
Temple
It is located in Thirunangur, a small village, 10 km away from Sirkali en route to Thiruvenkadu. The temple tank is located right across the temple. Inscriptions from 10th-century Chola and Nayakkar periods are seen in the temple.
Festival
The Thirumangai Alvar Mangalasasana utsavam(festival)[3] 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
- ↑ Hindu Pilgrimage: A Journey Through the Holy Places of Hindus All Over India. Sunita Pant Bansal.
- ↑ Ayyar, P. V. Jagadisa (1982). South Indian Shrines: Illustrated. New Delhi: Asian Educational Services. p. 535. ISBN 9788120601512.
- ↑ "Garuda Sevai'". . Retrieved 2011-08-19.
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