15th September 2019.
The visit to this Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Perumal Temple was a part of Temples Visit, in and around Sirkazhi on 15th September. After Thiruthevanartthogai Madhava Perumal’s dharshan, our next destination was to the Thiruvali Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Perumal Temple. Thiruvali & Thirunagari are treated as one 37th Divya Desam of 108 temples dedicated to Vishnu and mangalasasanam was done by Thirumangai Alwar with 41 pasurams. And this is one of the 11Divya Desams, also called as Thirunangur Tirupathis and one of the Pancha Narasimha temples around Thirunangur.
Moolavar : Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar,
Urchavar : Sri Thiruvali Nagaralan
Thayar : Sri Lakshmi sitting on the right laps of Narasimhar
Thayar : Urchavar Sri Amirthakada Valli
Some of the important features of this temple are….
The temple is facing east without any Rajagopuram. A 4 pillar mandapa, balipedam Dwajasthambam and Garudan are under a temporary shed. On the right side after Garudan sannadhi is Sri Ramanujar sannadhi. There is an arch at the entrance of the temple complex with stucco image of Sri Narasimhar and Lakshmi.
The Sanctum Sanctorum consists of Sanctum, antarala, arthamandapam and mukamandapam. Alwars Kulasekara Alwar, Nammalwar, Udayavar, Manavala ma munigal, Periyalwar and Poorna Maharishi are in arthamandapam. Moolavar Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar is in sitting posture with Lakshmi on his right Lap. There is no separate Thayar sannadhi.
ARCHITECTURE
The sanctum sanctorum is on a simple pathabhantha adhisthana with jagathi and kumudam. Prastharam is of kabotha style and beam shape made of stucco in the valapi. The Vimana is of two tiers.
ANNUAL CELEBRATION
Thirumangai Alwar Mangalasasana uthsava festival will be celebrated as Garudaseva in the Tamil month Thai ( January - February ). Respective Urchavars will be brought from all 11 Thirunangur Thirupathis on the Garuda Vahana and Thirumangai Alwar & his consort Kumudhavalli Nachiyar in Hamsa Vahana to Thirunangur ( From Thirunagari ) Manimaadakkoil. Thirumangai Alwar’s all pasurams will be recited on the occasion. The Urchava murtis of Thirumangai Alwar with his consort Kumudhavalli Nachiayr will be taken in palanquin to all the 11 Thirunangur Divya Desams and respective pasurams will be recited in each temple. The Garudaseva Uthsavam is a 3 days festival, which starts with Manjalkuliyal Uthsavam on the first day. Lakhs of devotees in and around Sirkazhi used to attend the festival.
LEGEND:
As per sthalapurana after Hiranyakashipu’s samharam, Narasimhar was very ferocious and un controllable. So Devas prayed to Thayar Lakshmi to cool Narasimhar. Lakshmi came and sit on Narasimhar’s right lap. Narasimhar cooled down and embraced her, in alingna form. Hence this place is called as Thiruvali.
The place is equal to Badrikasramam. This is the next place where Vishnu gave the upadesam of Narayana mantram to Thirumangai Alwar. Marriage of Thirumangai Nachiyar and Kumuda valli Nachiyar took place here.
TEMPLE TIMINGS
The temple will be kept opened between 08.00 hrs to 12.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs to 19.00 Hrs.
CONTACT DETAILS:
Padmanabha Bhattar may be contacted on his land line / mobile numbers 04364 275699/94433 72567
HOW TO REACH:
Thiruvali and Thirunagari are about 10 KM from Srikazhi and 5 KM away from each other.
Thiruvali is about 30 KM from Chidambaram.
Nearest Railway station is Sirkazhi.
LOCATION : CLICK HERE
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