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{{Short description|Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu in Thiruvilandur, India}}
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| map_type = India Tamil Nadu
| map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu
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| native_name = Thiruvilandur
| country = [[India]]
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| district = [[Mayiladuthurai]]
| location = Indaloor, [[Mayiladuthurai]]
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* Parimala Ranganathar ([[Vishnu]])
* Parimala Ranganayagi ([[Lakshmi]])
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'''Parimala Ranganathar Perumal Temples''' or '''Tiruindaloor''' is a Hindu temple dedicated to [[Vishnu]], located in [[Thiruvilandur]] of [[Mayiladuthurai]], a town in the South Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is one of the ''[[Divya Desams]]'', the 108 temples of [[Vishnu]] revered in [[Nalayira Divya Prabandham]] by the 12 poet saints, or the [[Alwars|Alvars]].<ref>{{cite book|title=108 Vaishnavite Divya Desams: Divya desams in Malai Nadu and Vada Nadu|last= M. S. |first=Ramesh|publisher= Tirumalai-Tirupati Devasthanam|year=1998}}</ref> This temple is along [[Kaveri]] and is one of the [[Pancharanga Kshetrams]].

The temple is believed to be of significant antiquity with contributions at different times from [[Medieval Cholas]], [[Vijayanagar Empire|Vijayanagara Empire]] and [[Madurai Nayaks]]. The temple is enshrined within a granite wall and the complex contains all the shrines of the temple. The ''[[gopuram|rajagopuram]]'' (the main gateway) has five tiers.

Parimala Ranganathar is believed to have appeared for [[Chandra]], the moon god. The temple has six daily rituals at various times from 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., and twelve yearly festivals on its calendar. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Chartibable Institutions Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu. The temple is one of the prominent tourist destinations in the district.<ref>{{cite web|title=Identification of Tourism Circuits across Tamil Nadu|url=http://tourism.nic.in/writereaddata/CMSPagePicture/file/marketresearch/Tentavely%20Identified%20circuit%20for%20various%20states/new/Tamil.pdf|page=5|format=PDF|work=IL&FS Infrastructure|publisher=Tamil Nadu Tourist Development Corporation, Government of Tamil Nadu|access-date=17 September 2014}}</ref>

==Legend==
[[File:Parimala Ranganathar temple, Thiruindalur (6).jpg|250px|thumb|left|Legend of the temple]]
According to Hindu legend, the place is where moon god, [[Chandra]] is believed to have been relieved of his curse. ''Indu'' means moon and the place Tiruindaloor derives its name from the legend. Chandra worshiped Vishnu who appeared to please the devotee.<ref>{{cite book|title=South Indian Shrines: Illustrated|publisher=Asian Educational Services|page=534|last=Ayyar|first=P. V. Jagadisa|isbn=9788120601512|location=New Delhi|year=1982|ref=Ayyar}}</ref>

According to another legend, the [[azhwar|Alvar]] saint [[Thirumangai Azhwar|Thirumangai Alvar]] visited the temple and the doors were locked at the time. He was singing praise of Parimala Ranganathar, but the door still was not open. After continuous singing, he became frustrated at one point and so asked Parimala Ranganathar to keep the temple for himself, when the doors were opened.<ref name="R1">[[#R.|R. 2001]], p. 451</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Srinivasan |first=வேணு சீனிவாசன் / Venu |url=https://www.google.com.qa/books/edition/%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%B7%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%B5_108_%E0%AE%A4/uJZeDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=108+divya+desam+list+in+tamil&printsec=frontcover |title=ஸ்ரீவைஷ்ணவ 108 திவ்யதேசங்கள் / Sri Vaishnava 108 Divya Desangal |date=2015-01-01 |publisher=Kizhakku Pathippagam |isbn=978-93-5135-197-9 |language=en |chapter=23}}</ref>

==Architecture==
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The central shrine, of the presiding deity Parimala Ranganathar, is made of {{convert|12|feet|m|abbr=on}} green stone. The deity is seen in a reclining posture, facing east. The consort of Parimala Ranganathar is Parimala Ranganayaki, who is also called Chandrasaapa Vimochanavalli and Pundareekavalli. The sanctum houses the images of river gods [[Cauvery]] and [[Ganga]], as well as that of Santhanagopalakrishnan. The Hindu god of creation, [[Brahma]], is sculpted on the wall. The temple has shrines of Yoga [[Narasimha]]r, [[Rama]], [[Anjaneya]], [[Surya]]<nowiki/>m and [[Chandra]]. This temple has three [[prakarams]] (precincts) that house all the shrines and has a five-tier, east-facing Rajagopuram. The Dvajasthamba Mandapam and [[Garuda]] [[Mandapam]] have sculpted pillars, with the latter having images of [[Dashavatar|ten avatars of Vishnu]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Innovative and modern technology used in Vishnu temple restoration work|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/innovative-and-modern-technology-used-in-vishnu-temple-restoration-work/article340992.ece|work=The Hindu|date=27 March 2009|last=K.|first=Subramanian|access-date=17 September 2014}}</ref>

==Religious significance==
[[Image:Parimala Ranganathar temple, Thiruindalur (4).jpg|thumb|200px|The [[Pushkarni|temple tank]] ]]
The temple is revered in ''[[Nalayira Divya Prabandham]]'', the 7th–9th century Vaishnava canon and classified as a ''[[divyadesam|Divya Desam]]'', the 108 Vishnu temples that are revered in the Vaishnava canon. [[Pancharanga Kshetrams]] (also called ''Pancharangams'', meaning the "five Rangams or Ranganathas") is a group of five sacred [[Hindu temples]], dedicated to [[Ranganatha]], a reclining form of the god [[Vishnu]], on the banks of the [[Kaveri|Kaveri River]]. The five Pancharanga Kshetrams in the order of their successive locations, on the banks of the Kaveri River are: The [[Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple (Srirangapatna)|Srirangapatnam]] called the Adi Ranga, the first temple on the banks of the Kaveri River from the upstream side; the [[Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple (Srirangam)|Srirangam]] (island in [[Tiruchirappalli]]) in [[Tamil Nadu]] known as Adya Ranga (the last temple), Appalarangam or [[Koviladi]] at Tiurppernagar in Tamil Nadu, Parimala Ranganatha Perumal Temple, [[Mayiladuthurai]] and [[Pancharanga Kshetrams#Sri Renganatha Perumal Temple, Vadarengam|Vatarangam]] at [[Sirkazhi]]. The [[Sarangapani temple]] at [[Kumbakonam]] is mentioned in place of Vatarangam in some references.<ref name="Kapoor2002">{{cite book|author=Subodh Kapoor|title=The Indian Encyclopaedia: Timi-Vedic Age|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hVQUAQAAIAAJ|access-date=13 December 2012|year=2002|publisher=Cosmo Publications|isbn=978-81-7755-280-5}}</ref><ref name="Pancharanga Kshetrams">{{cite web|
title=Pancharanga Kshetrams|work=Indian temples|url=http://www.indiantemples.com/Tamilnadu/df012.html |
access-date= 2007-06-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Dalal |first=Roshen |title=Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DH0vmD8ghdMC&pg=PA339 |year=2011 |publisher=Penguin Books India |isbn=978-0-14-341421-6 |page=339}}</ref>

==Worship and festivals==
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The temple follows ''Pancharatra Agama'' and [[thenkalai]] tradition. The temple priests perform the ''[[puja (Hinduism)|pooja]]'' (rituals) during festivals and on a daily basis. Like other Vishnu temples of Tamil Nadu, the priests belong to the [[Vaishnavism|Vaishnava]] tradition, from the [[Brahmin]] community. The temple rituals are performed six times a day; ''Tiruvanandal'' at 8:00 a.m., ''Kala santhi'' at 9:00 a.m., ''Uchikalam'' at 12:30 p.m., ''Niyyanusandhanam'' at 6:00 p.m., ''Irandamkalam'' at 7:30 p.m. and ''Ardha Jamam'' at 9:00 p.m. Each ritual comprises three steps: ''alangaram'' (decoration), ''neivethanam'' (food offering) and ''deepa aradanai'' (waving of lamps) for both Parimala Ranganathar and Thayar. The food offerings during the six times are curd rice, ''Ven pongal'', spiced rice, [[Dosa (food)|dosa]], ''Ven pongal'' and sugar pongal respectively. The worship is held amidst music with ''[[nagaswaram|nadasvaram]]'' (pipe instrument) and ''[[tavil]]'' (percussion instrument), religious instructions in the [[Vedas]] (sacred text) read by priests and prostration by worshippers in front of the temple mast. There are weekly, fortnightly and monthly rituals.<ref name="temple">{{cite web|title=Sri Parimala Ranganathar Temple|publisher=Dinamalar|url=https://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=316|year=2011|access-date=17 September 2014}}</ref>

The major festival celebrated in the temple is the Chitrai festival, celebrated during the [[Tamil calendar|Tamil month]] of ''Chittirai''. The other festivals in the temple include the 10-day Aaandal Aadi festival celebrated during July–August, Thayar Navaratri Utsavam during the Tamil month of ''Purattasi'' (September - October), 10-day Aipasi Thula Mahostavam during ''Aipasi'' (October - November), 10-day [[Vaikunta Ekadasi]] during ''Margali'' (December - January), [[Makara Sankranthi]] during January and Panguni Brahmotsavam during the month of ''Panguni'' (March - April).<ref name="temple"/>

==See also==
*[[Divya Desams]]
*[[Mangalasasanam by Divyadesam]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{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.}}
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