Thiruvali Azhagiyasingar Temple/ Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple, Thirunangur, Mayiladuthurai District, Tamil Nadu.

15^th September 2019.

The visit to this Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Perumal Temple was a part of the Temples Visit, in and around Sirkazhi on 15^th September.  After Thiruthevanarthogai Madhava Perumal’s darshan, our next destination was the Thiruvali Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Perumal Temple. Thiruvali & Thirunagari are treated as one 37^th  Divya Desam of 108 temples dedicated  to Vishnu and mangalasasanam was done by Thirumangai Alwar with 41 pasurams. This is one of the 11, Divya Desams, also called Thirunangur Tirupathis, and one of the Pancha Narasimha temples around Thirunangur.

Moolavar : Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar,

Urchavar : Sri Thiruvali Nagaralan

Thayar    : Sri Lakshmi sitting on the right lap of Narasimhar

Thayar    : Urchavar Sri Amirthakada Valli

Some of the important features of this temple are….

The temple faces east without any Rajagopuram. A 4 pillar mandapam, balipeedam Dwajasthambam, and Garudan are under a temporary shed. On the right side after Garudan sannidhi is Sri Ramanujar sannidhi. There is an arch at the entrance of the temple complex with stucco images of Sri Narasimha and Lakshmi.

The Sanctum Sanctorum consists of Sanctum, antarala, artha mandapam and mukha mandapam. Alwars Kulasekara Alwar, Nammalwar, Udayavar, Manavala mamunigal, Periyalwar  and Poorna Maharishi are in artha mandapam. Moolavar Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar is in sitting posture with Lakshmi on his right Lap. There is no separate Thayar sannidhi.

ARCHITECTURE

The sanctum sanctorum is on a simple pada bandha adhisthana with jagathi and kumudam. Prastaram is of kapotha style and beam shape made of stucco in the valapi. The Vimana is of two tiers called ashtachara vimana.

ANNUAL CELEBRATION

Thirumangai Alwar Mangalasasanam utsava festival will be celebrated as Garuda seva in the Tamil month Thai ( January - February ). Respective Urchavars will be brought from all 11 Thirunangur Thirupathis on the Garuda Vahana and Thirumangai Alwar & his consort Kumudhavalli Nachiyar in Hamsa Vahana to  Thirunangur ( From Thirunagari ) Manimaadakkoil. Thirumangai Alwar’s pasurams will be recited on the occasion. The Urchava murtis of Thirumangai Alwar with his consort Kumudhavalli Nachiyar will be taken in a palanquin to all the 11 Thirunangur Divya Desams and respective pasurams will be recited in each temple. The Garuda seva Utsavam is a 3 day festival, which starts with Manjal kuliyal Utsavam on the first day. Lakhs of devotees in and around Sirkazhi used to attend the festival.

LEGEND:

As per sthala purana after Hiranyakashipu’s samharam,  Narasimhar was very ferocious and uncontrollable.  So Devas prayed to Thayar Lakshmi to cool Narasimhar. Lakshmi came and sat on Narasimhar’s right lap. Narasimhar cooled down and embraced her, in alingna form. Hence this place is called Thiruvali.

The place is equal to Badrikashram. This is the next place where Vishnu gave the upadesam of the Narayana mantra to Thirumangai Alwar. The marriage of Thirumangai Nachiyar and KumudaValli Nachiyar took place here.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

The temple will be kept open between 08.00 hrs to 12.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 19.00 Hrs.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Padmanabha Bhattar may be contacted on his landline / mobile numbers  04364 275699/94433 72567

HOW TO REACH:

Thiruvali and Thirunagari are about 10 KM from Sirkazhi and 5 KM away from each other.

Thiruvali is about  30 KM from Chidambaram.

Nearest Railway station is Sirkazhi.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

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