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{{Infobox temple
| name = ThiruPuliangudi Perumal Temple
| image = Thirupuliyangudi3.jpg
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| map_type = India Tamil Nadu
| map_caption = Location in [[Tamil Nadu]]
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| country = [[India]]
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| district = [[Tuticorin]]
| location = Thirupuliangudi
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| deity = Kasinivendan Perumal<br>([[Vishnu]])
Malarmagal Nachiar<br>([[Lakshmi]])

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| temple_tank = [[Varuna]]
| tower = Veda saara
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| architecture = [[Dravidian architecture]]
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'''ThiruPuliangudi 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 [[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>

==The Temple==
[[File:Thirupuliyangudi4.jpg|thumb|200x250px|left|Image of the sanctum and view of foot of Ranganathar]]
The temple has an imposing image of Lord [[Vishnu]], a lotus stalk from the navel of the image emanates the image of [[Brahma]]. The feet of the deity can be viewed through the passage. The temple has two ''[[prakarams]]'' (closed precincts of a temple).

==Festival==
[[File:Thirupuliyangudi2.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Image of the [[Pushkarni|temple tank]]]]
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 a ''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>

==References==
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==External==
{{commonscat|Thirupuliyangudi}}
{{Nava Tirupathi}}
{{Famous Vishnu temples}}

[[Category:Divya Desams| ]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Thoothukudi district]]

Thirupuliyangudi Perumal Temple - Revision history

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