Vanamamalai Perumal Temple
| Sri Vanamamalai Perumal Temple | |
|---|---|
  Sri Vanamamalai Perumal Temple Location in Tamil Nadu | |
| Name | |
| Other names | Vanamamalai |
| Proper name | Thiruvaramangai |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 8°37′N 77°56′E / 8.617°N 77.933°ECoordinates: 8°37′N 77°56′E / 8.617°N 77.933°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tirunelveli |
| Location | Nanguneri |
| Culture | |
| Primary deity | Thothadrinathan(Vishnu) |
| Consort | Varamangai(Lakshmi) |
| Temple tank | Settru thamarai |
| Shrine | Nandhavarthana Vimanam |
| Poets | Nammalvar |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | Dravidian architecture |
Sri Vanamamalai Permual Temple is one of the Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Vanamamalai (Nanguneri), Tamil Nadu, India in the banks of Thamiraparani river. The temple is classified as "Divya Desams", the 108 temples of Vishnu revered by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars.[1]
The Temple
The temple has a large gopuram and a large temple compound having 2 prakarams(closed precinctsof a temple).[2] The temple has a 5-tier rajagopuram.
The temple is considered one of the eight Sywayambu Kshetras of Vishnu where presiding deity is believed to have manifested on its own. Seven other temples in the line are Srirangam Ranganathaswamy temple, Bhu Varaha Swamy temple, and Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in South India and Saligrama, Naimisaranya, Pushkar and Badrinath Temple in North India.[3]
References
- ↑ 108 Vaishnavite Divya Desams: Divya desams in Pandya Nadu. M. S. Ramesh, Tirumalai-Tirupati Devasthanam.
- ↑ Tourist Guide to South India .Various authors. Page 117.
- ↑ S., Prabhu (10 May 2012). "Symbolising religious unity". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
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