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| map_type = India Tamil Nadu
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| country = [[India]]
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| district = [[Mayiladuthurai district|Mayiladuthurai]]
| location = Thalachangadu
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| deity = Naanmadiya Perumal([[Vishnu]])
Talaichanga Nachiar([[Lakshmi]])

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'''Naanmadiya Perumal Temple''' (also called '''Thalachanga Nanmathiyam''') is a [[Hindu]] temple situated in the village of Thalaichangadu, near [[Akkur, Mayiladuthurai|Akkur]] in [[Mayiladuthurai district]] in the [[South India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. Constructed in the [[Dravidian architecture|Dravidian style of architecture]], the temple is glorified in the ''[[Divya Prabandha]]'', the early medieval [[Tamil literature|Tamil]] canon of the [[Alvars|Azhwar]] saints from the 6th–9th centuries AD. It is one of the 108 ''[[Divyadesam]]'' dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Nanmathiya Perumal and his consort [[Lakshmi]] as Thalachanga Thayar.

The temple is open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m and has four daily rituals at various times of the day. Six daily rituals and three yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which the ten-day annual Vaikanda Ekadasi during the [[Tamil calendar|Tamil]] month of ''Margazhi'' (December - January) being the most prominent. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]].

==Legend==
[[File:Thalachanga Nanmathiyam (4).jpg|Chandra Pushkarani, the temple tank|250px|thumb|left]]
The place finds mention in ''[[Brahmanda Purana]]''. [[Vishnu]] worshiped [[Shiva]] to acquire the famous conch, Panchajanyam. There is a famous [[Sayavaneswarar Temple]], dedicated to [[Shiva]] in the same village, where [[Vishnu]] is believed to have worshiped [[Shiva]]. It is believed that Vishnu appeared for [[Chandra]], the moon god, who worshiped Vishnu at this place.<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> As per [[Hindu]] legend, Chandra, the moon god is treated second after Sun god among [[Navagraha]]s, the nine planetary deities. He is also considered the brother of Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu as he emerged during the churning of the [[Ocean of Milk]]. Chandra once conducted a sacrifice called Rajasuyagna, which was attended by all the celestial deities. Dhara, the wife of Guru (Jupiter) was attracted by Chandra. Guru appealed to Vishnu on the event and cursed Chandra to have leprosy. Dhara bore Bhudha (Mercury) for Chandra and since he came out of illicit relation, Bhudha hated his father. To propitiate himself of the curse, Chandra started worshipping Vishnu in this place.<ref name="dinamalar"/> Since the presiding deity holds the famous conch, this place came to be known as Talaichankam, with ''Cankam'' meaning conch.<ref name=R/>

==Architecture and history==
Nanmathiya Perumal temple is situated in the village of Thalaichangadu, near [[Akkur, Mayiladuthurai|Akkur]] in [[Mayiladuthurai district]] in the [[South India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. The temple is built in [[Dravidian architecture|Dravidian style of architecture]]. It has a single tiered [[gopuram]] and a temple tank in front of it and is called Chandra Pushkarani. The temple has one precinct and two shrines. The temple has a shrine for Naanmadiya Perumal facing east. It has a [[Shankha|conch]] that is considered one of its kind. It is located on the southern bank of river [[Kaveri]]. The place was very famous during the [[Chola]] regime for conch as it was closer to their port town [[Poompuhar]]. The place finds mention in the [[Sangam literature]] ''[[Silappatikaram]]''. The temple and the place has been patronized by the Chola kings. The temple was in a dilapidated condition and it was renovated by Suntara Ramanuja. There is an image of [[Shiva]] facing west towards the presiding deity. Like Shiva, the presiding deity sports a crescent in his head.<ref name=R>{{cite book|title=An introduction to religion and Philosophy - Tévarám and Tivviyappirapantam|last=R.|first=Dr. Vijayalakshmy|publisher=International Institute of Tamil Studies| location=Chennai|year=2001|edition=1st|ref=R.|pages=504–5}}</ref>

==Festival, religious practices and religious significance==
[[File:Thalachanga Nanmathiyam (6).jpg|The gateway|250px|thumb]]
The temple follows the traditions of the [[Thenkalai]] sect of Vaishnavite tradition and follows ''Pancharathra aagama''. The temple priests perform the ''[[puja (Hinduism)|pooja]]'' (rituals) during festivals and on a daily basis. As at other Vishnu temples of Tamil Nadu, the priests belong to the [[Vaishnavism|Vaishnavaite]] community, a Brahmin sub-caste. The temple rituals are performed three times a day: ''Kalasanthi'' at 10:00 a.m., ''Uchikalam'' at 12:00 p.m., ''Sayarakshai'' at 3:00 p.m. Each ritual has three steps: ''alangaram'' (decoration), ''neivethanam'' (food offering) and ''deepa aradanai'' (waving of lamps) for both Vaithamanidhi and Kolurvalli. During the last step of worship, ''[[nagaswaram]]'' (pipe instrument) and ''[[tavil]]'' (percussion instrument) are played, religious instructions in the ''[[Vedas]]'' (sacred text) are recited by priests, and worshippers prostrate themselves in front of the [[Iconography of Shiva temples in Tamil Nadu#Dvajasthamba and Pali Peedam|temple mast]]. There are weekly, monthly and fortnightly rituals performed in the temple.<ref name="dinamalar">{{cite web|title=Sri Naanmaithiya Perumal temple|url=https://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=269|publisher=Dinamalar|access-date=31 May 2014|year=2014}}</ref>

The temple is revered in ''[[Nalayira Divya Prabandham]]'', the 7th–9th century Vaishnava canon, by [[Thirumangai Azhwar]]. The temple is classified as a ''[[Divyadesam]]'', one of the 108 Vishnu temples that are mentioned in the book. During the 18th and 19th centuries, the temple finds mention in several works like ''108 Tirupathi Anthathi'' by Divya Kavi Pillai Perumal Aiyangar.<ref name=R/><ref>{{cite book|title=Hindu Pilgrimage
|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Hindu_Pilgrimage/7Y43DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0|last=Bansal|first=Sunita Kumar|isbn=9789350572511|publisher=V&S publishers|year=2012|page=94}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
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