Thiruvaikunda Vinnagaram (Vaikunta Nathan Perumal
Temple), Thirunangur, Nagapattinam
Thiruvaikunda
Vinnagaram or Vaikunta Nathan 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
Vaikuntanathan and his consort Lakshmi as Vaikundavalli.
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.
This is
a place where we could have the direct darshan of Lord in our life time on
Earth itself before reaching him after life. This is his Paramapada
itself. The sanctum here is believed to be on par with celestial Vaikuntam. The
temple tank is located north of the temple.
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.
Religious
Practices & Festivals
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Literary
Mention
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Prayers
Devotees
pray to Perumal for unity in family. Realizing their wishes, devotees perform Thirumanjanam
to Lord and offer Tulsi garlands and Vastras. It is believed that married
couples who perform special pooja on star Magam continuously for 6 months are
blessed with children.
Contact
Sri
Vaikundanathar Temple,
Vaikunda
Vinnagaram, Thirunangur - 609 106
Nagapattinam
District
Phone: +91- 4364 - 275
478
Connectivity
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