Makara Nedunkuzhaikathar Temple
Makara Nedunkuzhaikathar Temple is one of the Nava Tirupathi, nine Hindu temples dedicated to Vishnu located Thenthiruperai along Tiruchendur-Tirunelveli route, Tamil Nadu, India in the southern bank of Thamiraparani river. It is located 5 km from Alwar Thirunagari[1] All these 9 temples are classified as Divya Desams, the 108 temples of Vishnu revered by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars.[2] The temple is referred to as Sukra sthalam, a location for the planet deity, Sukra.
| Makara Nedunkuzhai Kadan Temple | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Tuticorin |
| Deity | Makara Nedunkuzhaikathan (Vishnu) Kuzhaikaduvalli, Thiruperai Nachiyar (Lakshmi) |
| Features |
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| Location | |
| Location | Thenthiruperai |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
  Location in Tamil Nadu | |
| Geographic coordinates | 8°36′38″N 78°00′05″E / 8.61056°N 78.00139°ECoordinates: 8°36′38″N 78°00′05″E / 8.61056°N 78.00139°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Dravidian architecture |
| Monument(s) | 1 |
The same place hosts one of the Navakailasams, Sri Kailasanathar Temple, Then Thirupperai, the seventh in the series.[3]
FestivalEdit
The Garuda Sevai utsavam(festival) in the month of Vaikasi(May-Jun) witnesses 9 Garudasevai, 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 divya desams are chanted in the respective shrines. This is the most important of the festivals in this area, and it draws thousands of visitors.[4][5]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Adinathar Alwar thirukkoil Sthala varalaru; Temple publication; Page 7
- ↑ 108 Vaishnavite Divya Desams: Divya desams in Pandya Nadu. M. S. Ramesh, Tirumalai-Tirupati Devasthanam.
- ↑ "Arulmigu Kailasanathar Temple Thenthirupperai". Tirunelveli District. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ↑ Suriya (2015). Jothirlingam: The Indian Temple Guide. Partridge Publishing. p. 30. ISBN 9781482847864.
- ↑ Anantharaman, Ambujam (2006). Temples of South India. East West Books (Madras). pp. 33–43. ISBN 978-81-88661-42-8.