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==Description== |
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The temple has a small shrine with [[Vimanam]] and only one sanctum. It is surrounded by paddy fields and is located in Thirunangur, a small village, 10 km away from [[Sirkali]] en route to Thiruvenkadu. The temple tank is located north of the temple. |
The temple has a small shrine with [[Vimanam (tower)|Vimanam]] and only one sanctum. It is surrounded by paddy fields and is located in Thirunangur, a small village, 10 km away from [[Sirkali]] en route to Thiruvenkadu. The temple tank is located north of the temple. |
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==Festival== |
==Festival== |
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Revision as of 05:45, 18 February 2014
| Purushotama Perumal Temple | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Nagapatnam |
| Standort | |
| Standort | Thirunangur |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Land | Indien |
| Architecture | |
| Typ | Dravidian architecture |
Purushotama Perumal Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in the holy city of Thirunangur, Tamilnadu, India. It is one of the "Divya Desams", the 108 temples of Vishnu revered by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars.[1]
It is one among the 11 divyadesams of Thirunangur Tirupathis and is closely associated with Thirumangai Alvar.
Description
The temple has a small shrine with Vimanam and only one sanctum. It is surrounded by paddy fields and is located in Thirunangur, a small village, 10 km away from Sirkali en route to Thiruvenkadu. The temple tank is located north of the temple.
Festival
The Thirumangai Alvar Mangalasasana utsavam(festival)[2] in the month of Thai(Jan-Feb) witnesses 11 Garudasevai a spectacular event in which festival images idols from the 11 Thirunaangur Divyadesam shrines in the area are brought on Garuda mounts to Thirunangur. An idol of Thirumangai Alvar is also brought here on a Hamsa Vahanam(palaquin) and his paasurams(verses) dedicated to each of these 11 temples are recited. The utsavar of Thirumangai Alvar and his consort Sri Kumudavalli naachiyar are taken in a palanquin to each of the 11 temples, through the paddy fields in the area. The paasurams(poems) dedicated to each of the 11 Divyadesams are chanted in the respective shrines. This is the most important of the festivals in this area, and it draws thousands of visitors.