Proper name ThiruVaragunamangai State Tamil Nadu Address Tamil Nadu 628620 District Thoothukudi Poet Nammalvar | Country India Location Natham Phone 04630 256 476 Architectural style Dravidian architecture | |
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Primary deity Vijayssana Perumal
(Vishnu) Consort Varagunavalli
(Lakshmi) Similar Vaithamanidhi Perumal Temple, Thiruvellakkulam, Loganatha Perumal Temple, Thiruthevanartthogai, Kola Valvill Ramar Temple - T | ||
ThiruVaragunamangai Permual Temple is one of the Nava Tirupathi., 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.
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Legend
Varagunamangai is referred to in one of the poems of Nammalwar, he must be posterior to Varaguna Pandya from whose name it is assumed Varagunamangai took its name. But there are number of instances where this logic is not pertinent. The temple has a 9-tier rajagopuram amidst lush vegetation around the temple.
The lord here appeared in answer to the prayer of sage Romesar who performed severe penances for several thousand years.
Festival
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(palaquin) 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 Divyadesams are chanted in the respective shrines. This is the most important of the festivals in this area, and it draws thousands of visitors.