Thiruppaarthanpalli (Thamaraiyaal Kelvan Perumal
Temple), Thirunangur – Literary Mention
The
temple is revered in Nalayira Divya Prabandham, the 7th–9th century Vaishnava canon, by Thirumangai
Azhwar in one hymn and Poigai
Azhwar in one hymn. The
temple is classified as a Divyadesam, one of the 108 Vishnu temples that are mentioned in
the book. It is one among the eleven divyadesams of Thirunangur Tirupathis and is closely associated with Thirumangai
Alvar.
It is
also the only temple in the Nangur divyadesams to have been revered by an
azhwar other than Thirumangai Alvar. It is also the only one of the eleven to
have both Rama and Krishna as festival deities. Poigai Azhwar makes a
reference about the deity, though not directly about the temple in his works
in Tiruvandadi.
