Sthala Sayana Perumal Temple (Arulmaakadal Perumal
Temple), Tirusirupuliyur – The Temple
The
Temple is having 75 feet Raja Gopuram with two prakarams. A granite wall
surrounds the temple, enclosing all the shrines. There is a four-tiered Rajagopuram, the temple's gateway tower, in the temple. The
presiding deity is Sthala Sayana Perumal and is a small image depicted in
Sayana posture along with Thirumagal Nachiyar. The idol of Vyakrapada is found
along with that of Kanvar in the sanctum sanctorum.
All
episodes connected with this place are found in the fourth chapter of the Brahmanda
Purana. The name of the presiding deity
in Sanskrit is Kripasamudra Perumal. He is also known as
"Saranagatha Rakshaka Perumal", by which name the saints have
addressed the god Aamaruviyappan in Therazhundur. Utsavar is Kripasamudra Perumal with Dhaya
Nayagi. Pushkarani of this temple is Manasa Pushkarani.
A
separate shrine for Adhiseshan is present near to the Pushkarani - known as
Ananthalwar Temple. Vimanam of this Temple is called as Nandha Vardhana
Vimaanam. Of the 108 Divya Desams of Lord Vishnu, only Sri Rangam and the Tirusirupuliyur
being the 11th in the line temple are facing south. The Temple
is presently under the administration of Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of
the Government of Tamilnadu.
