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{{Infobox Hindu leader
|name= [[Thirumangai Alvar]]
|image= Thirumangai Alvar.jpg
|caption = [[Thirumangai Alvar]] (left) with his wife Kumudavalli<br>(Thirunangur Tirupathis closely associated with the poet)
|birth_date=
|religion = [[Hinduism]]
}}

The '''Vishnu temples at Nangur''' are a group of 11 temples near Nangur in [[Mayiladuthurai district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The eleven temples are part of the 108 [[Divya Desams]] of the Hindu god [[Vishnu]].

The temples at Nangur are believed to have been sanctified by [[Tirumangai Alvar]], one of the 12 ''[[Azhwar]]s''.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=zVm1AAAAIAAJ "Gazetteers of Tamil Nadu"], p. 426, by B. S. Baliga</ref> The oldest of them have been dated to the reign of the Medieval [[Chola]] king [[Parantaka I]].

==Festival==
The [[Thirumangai Alvar]] ''Mangalasasana utsavam'' (festival)<ref name="Garuda Sevai Festival">{{cite news|
title=Garuda Sevai|
url=http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/ramanuja/archives/feb08/pdfUQOxvBFB4v.pdf|
access-date= 2011-08-19}}</ref> in the month of Thai (Jan-Feb) on the New Moon day (Amavasai) witnesses [[11 Garuda sevai]] 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'' (palanquin) and his ''paasurams'' (verses) dedicated to each of these 11 temples are recited. The ''[[Utsavar]]'' (festival deity) 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 ''[[Divyadesam]]s'' are chanted in the respective shrines. This is the most important of the festivals in this area, and it draws thousands of visitors.

==Thirunangur Tirupathis==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#FFC569"
! scope="col" | '''Name of the temple'''
! scope="col" | '''Deity'''
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | '''Photo'''
! scope="col" | '''Notes/Beliefs'''
|- align ="center"
|-
| [[Thirukkavalampadi]]
| Gopalakrishna Perumal
| [[File:Thirukavalambadi2.jpg|200x200px|center]]
| ''Kavalam'' indicates garden and padi indicates place where cow and calf being taken for grassing - it is believed that [[Krishna]] given darshan to indra has Gopalan with cow. Once Lord krishna with his wife Bama helped Indra by killing naragasura and given back the Iravadam elephant kalpaka virsham etc.,taken by naragasura. Indra invited Krishna to his Deva loka. one day Bama(Krishna's Wife) asked Indrani (Indran's Wife) the parajatha flower worn by her, Indrani critisied Bama and refused to give her flower stating she is from Boo loka not qualified to wear the flower of devas. By seeing this lord Krishna forcibly taken the kalpaka virusha to his Dwaraka. Realising the disrespect committed by Indra to Krishna for not offering the flower he came to booloka and made one beautiful flower garden (kavalam) to worship Krishna, Pleased by Indras devotion lord Krisna given darshan as Gopalan with Cow and calf. From that time the place is called kavalampadi.
|-
| [[Thiruvanpurushothamam]]
| Purushotama Perumal
| [[File:Thrivuanpurushotam2.jpg|200px|center]]
|
|-
| [[Thiruarimeya Vinnagaram]]
| Kudamudakoothan Perumal
|[[File:Arimeya Vinnagaram - Kuamadukoothan5.jpg|200px|center]]
| ''Arimeya Vinnagaram'' literally translates to the place where Hari (another name of Vishnu) resides. It is believed that sage Uthanga performed his penance at this place. There is another local legend that Govardana (Vishnu) descended here at the request of [[Shiva]].
|-
| [[Thiruchsemponsey]]
| Perarulaalan Perumal
|[[File:Thiruchsemponsey2.jpg|200px|center]]
| [[Rama]], the seventh avatar of Vishnu came to this place after killing Ravana. He made a golden idol of a cow and gifted to a [[Brahmin]] from the ashram of sage Dranethra, from where the place obtained its name.
|-
| [[Thirumanimadam]]
|Badari Narayana Perumal
|[[File:Narayana Perumal2.jpg|200x200px|center]]
| The eleven [[Rudras]], called Ekadas Rudras and king of [[Deva (Hinduism)|devas]], [[Indra]], are believed to have worshiped Vishnu at this temple.<ref>{{cite book|title=South Indian Shrines: Illustrated|publisher=Asian Educational Services|page=242, 535|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NLSGFW1uZboC&q=govindaraja+perumal+temple&pg=PA242|last=Ayyar|first=P. V. Jagadisa|isbn=9788120601512|location=New Delhi|year=1982|ref=Ayyar}}</ref> The presiding deity of [[Badrinath Temple]], Badrinath, is believed to have visited the place on the request of [[Shiva]]. [[Ramanuja]] is believed to have learnt ''[[Tirumandiram]]'' from Thirukoshtiyur Nambi at this place.<ref name="R">{{cite book|title=An introduction to religion and Philosophy - Tévarám and Tivviyappirapantam|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZY2lZpy.TVA_BOK_0006115|last=R.|first=Dr. Vijayalakshmy|publisher=International Institute of Tamil Studies| location=Chennai|year=2001|edition=1st|ref=R.| page= 534-535}}</ref>
|-
| [[Thiruvaikunda vinnagaram]]
|Vaikunta Nathan Perumal
|[[File:Vaikunda vinnagaram 2.jpg|200px|center]]
|
|-
| [[Thiruthevanartthogai]]
| Madhava Perumal Temple
|[[File:Thiruthevanarthogai3.jpg|200px|center]]
|
|-
| [[Thiruthetriyambalam]]
| Palli Konda Perumal
|[[File:Pallikonda Perumal - Thiruthetriambalam3.jpg|200px|center]]
|It is believed that the presiding deity of [[Srirangam Ranganathaswamy temple]] arrived here on the request of [[Shiva]]. It is referred as ''Ambalam'', which in [[Malayalam]] means temple.
|-
| [[Thirumanikkoodam]]
| Varadaraja Perumal
|[[File:Thirumanikoodam2.jpg|200x200px|center]]
|
|-
| [[Thiruvellakkulam]] or [[Annan Koil]]
| Annan Perumal Temple
|[[File:Annan koil.jpeg|200px|center]]
|
|-
| [[Thiruppaarththanpalli]]
| Thamarayil Kelvan Perumal temple
|[[File:Thiruparthanpalli4.jpg|200px|center]]
|Krishna appeared to [[Arjuna]], a [[Pandava]] prince as Parthasarathy and initiated his knowledge to understand who he actually was. Since Parthasarathy initiated education here for Arjuna, the place is called Parthanpalli. (''Parthan'' + ''Palli'', meaning school
|}

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
{{Thirunangur Tirupathis}}
{{Famous Vishnu temples}}
{{Mayiladuthurai Topics}}
[[Category:Divya Desams| ]]
[[Category:Vishnu temples in Mayiladuthurai district]]

Nangur Vishnu Temples - Revision history

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