Thirumanimadam (Narayanan Perumal Temple),
Thirunangur, Nagapattinam
Thirumanimadam or Narayanan
Perumal Temple (also called Badrinarayana Perumal Temple) is dedicated to
Hindu god Vishnu located in
Thirunangur, a village in the outskirts of Sirkazhi in the South Indian state of Tamilnadu. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Divya
Prabandha, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhwar saints from the 6th–9th centuries AD. It is one of
the 108 Divyadesam dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Narayanan and his consort Lakshmi as Pundarikavalli.
It is
one among the eleven divyadesams of Thirunangur Tirupathis and is closely associated with Thirumangai
Alvar. The temple is open from
8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m and has four daily rituals at various
times of the day. The Thirumangai Azhwar Mangalasasana Utsavam celebrated
annually during the Tamil month of Thai is the major festival of
the temple during which the festival images of the eleven Thirunangur Tirupathis are brought on mount designed like Garuda, called Garuda Vahana, to Thirunangur.
Legends
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The
Temple
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Temple
Opening Time
The
temple is open from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m and has four daily
rituals at various times of the day.
Pooja
Timings
·
Ushathkalam
Pooja – 8 a.m.
·
Kalasanthi
Pooja – 10:00 a.m.
·
Sayarakshai
Pooja – 5:00 p.m.
·
Ardha
Jamam Pooja – 7:00 p.m.
Worship
Practices & Festivals
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Literary
Mention
The
temple is revered in Nalayira Divya Prabhandam, the 7th–9th century Vaishnava canon, by Periazhwar, Thirumalisai Alvar & Thirumangai Azhwar. The temple is classified as a Divyadesam, one of the 108 Vishnu temples that are mentioned in
the book. During the 18th and 19th centuries, the temple finds mention in
several works like 108 Tirupathi Anthathi by Divya Kavi Pillai
Perumal Aiyangar.
Contact
Thirumanimadam
(Narayanan Perumal Temple),
Thirunangur,
Nagapattinam District
Phone: +91- 4364 - 256
424 / 275 689
Mobile: +91 - 94439 85843
Connectivity
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