Thiru Varagunamangai Perumal Temple, (Vijayaasana
Perumal Temple), Natham, Thoothukudi
ThiruVaragunamangai
Perumal Temple is one of the Nava
Tirupathi, nine Hindu temples dedicated to Lord
Vishnu located in Thiruchendur-Tirunelveli route, Tamilnadu, 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.
Sri
Vijayaasana Perumal Temple also called as Thiru Varaguna Mangai Perumal
temple is located 1 km in the east of Srivaikundam at the place
called Natham, Thiruchendur – Tirunelveli route of Tamilnadu. Among the
Nava Tirupathi temple, it is 2nd. This is dedicated to the God Chandran (Planet
Moon). Out of the 108 Divya Desam, it is 74th place.
There
are nine sacred shrines in this Pandya region equal to those in the Chola
region attributed to nine planets. As Lord Vishnu himself is acting as the nine
planets in these places, there are no separate shrines for the Navagrahas the
nine planets. Those facing any adverse aspect of a planet are advised to visit
the Nava – nine Tirupathis for relief.
It would
be difficult to catch buses for each such place causing more days to complete
this pilgrimage. A cab can be hired to visit the places for completing the tour
in a day. Those in Chennai can avail the services of Tamilnadu Tourism
Development Corporation which is arranging the trip twice a month on the first
and third Friday of the month. They can return by Wednesday morning. The Nava
Tirupathis are related with the nine planets as Perumal himself is the planet
of the particular place.
The List
of Nava Tirupathi Temples and its related Grahas (Planets)
are:
·
Sri Vaikuntanathan
Perumal Temple – Surya (Sun)
·
Thiru
Varagunamangai Perumal Temple – Chandra (Moon)
·
Thirupulinkudi
Perumal Temple — Budha (Mercury)
·
Irattai
Tirupathi Perumal Temple – Rahu (North node)
·
Irattai
Tirupathi Perumal Temple – Ketu (South node)
·
Thirukuzhandhai
(Perungulam) Perumal Temple – Sani (Saturn)
·
Thenthiruperai
Perumal Temple – Shukra – (Venus)
·
Thirukkolur
Perumal Temple – Mangala (Mars)
·
Alwarthirunagari
Perumal Temple – Guru (Jupiter)
Legends
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The Temple
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Temple Opening Time
The
temple is open in the mornings from 8 am to 12 noon and from 1 pm to 6 pm in
the evenings.
Pooja Timings
·
Viswaroopam
Pooja – 08.00 A.M
·
Kalasanthi
Pooja – 09.30 A.M
·
Uchikala
Pooja – 12.00 A.M
·
Sayaratchai
Pooja – 04.00 P.M
·
Thiruvisagam
Pooja – 06.00 P.M
Festivals
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Literary Mention
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Contact
ThiruVaragunamangai
Perumal Temple,
(Vijayaasana
Perumal Temple), Natham,
Thoothukudi,
Tamilnadu
Mobile: 98656 52280 /
94864 92279
Connectivity
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