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| name = Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple<br />
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| map_type = India Tamil Nadu<br />
| map_caption = Location in [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| district = [[Tuticorin]]<br />
| location = [[Perungulam]]<br />
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| deity = Srinivasa Perumal<br>([[Vishnu]])<br />
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'''Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple''' or '''Sri Mayakoothar Permual Temple''' is one of the [[Nava Tirupathi]].,<ref>''15 Vaishnava temples of Tamil Nadu''. M. Rajagopalan</ref> nine [[Hindu]] temples dedicated to [[Lord Vishnu]] located in Perungulam, [[Tiruchendur]]-[[Tirunelveli]] route, [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] in the banks of [[Thamiraparani]] river. All these 9 temples are classified as "[[Divya Desams]]", the 108 temples of [[Vishnu]] revered by the 12 poet saints, or [[Alwars]].<ref>''108 Vaishnavite Divya Desams: Divya desams in Pandya Nadu''. M. S. Ramesh, Tirumalai-Tirupati Devasthanam.</ref><br />
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==The Temple==<br />
[[File:Thirukulandhai3.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Niches in the walls of the temple]]<br />
The temple has an image of Lord [[Vishu]] facing east direction. ''Kulam'' refers to tank in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] language. The name of the village is derived from the same. The temple has two ''[[prakarams]]'' (closed precincts of a temple).{{fact|date=July 2020}}<br />
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===History===<br />
This temple history describes Lord Vishnu's power to perform miracles to serve his devotees. Once one [[asura]] abducted Vishnu [[bhakta|baktha]] Vedasaran's wife Kumudhavalli. The asura performed magic tricks but was vanquished by Vishnu who danced on his head as Koothar. And he restored Kumudhavalli to her husband.<ref name="temple">Adinathar Alwar thirukkoil Sthala varalaru; Temple publication; Page 6,7</ref><br />
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==Festival==<br />
[[File:Thirukulandhai.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Temple umbrella]]<br />
The ''[[Garuda]] Sevai utsavam''(festival) in the month of Vaikasi(May-Jun) witnesses 9 ''[[Garuda]]sevai'', a spectacular event in which festival image idols from the Nava Tirupathis shrines in the area are brought on ''[[Garuda]] [[vahana]]''(sacred vehicle). An idol of [[Nammalvar]] is also brought here on an ''Anna Vahanam'' (palanquin) and his ''paasurams'' (verses) dedicated to each of these 9 temples are recited. The ''[[utsavar]]''(festival deity) of [[Nammalvar]] is taken in a palanquin to each of the 9 temples, through the paddy fields in the area. The ''paasurams''(poems) dedicated to each of the 9 [[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.<ref>{{cite book|title=Jothirlingam: The Indian Temple Guide|publisher=Partridge Publishing|year=2015|isbn=9781482847864|page=30|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CE55CgAAQBAJ&q=navathirupathi&pg=PT100|last=Suriya}}</ref><ref name=A>{{cite book|title=Temples of South India|first=Ambujam |last=Anantharaman|pages=33–43|publisher=East West Books (Madras)|year=2006|isbn=978-81-88661-42-8}}</ref><br />
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