Malainadu (Kerala)

Name of the Perumal / Thayar

Thirumoozhikalathan (Called Lakshmanan) / Maduraveni Thaayar 

Navai Mukundan, Narayanan / Malar Mangai Nachiyar.

Uyyavanda Perumal, Abhayapradhan

Katkaraiappan (also called vamanan) / Perunchelvi Nayaki

Mayapiran / Porrkodi Nachiyar

Thirukurallappan / Padmasri Nachiyar

Pambanai appan, Kamalanathan / Komalavalli Nachiyar.

Emaiyavarappan / Chengamalavalli

Thiruvazhmarban / Vatsaladevi

Adbuda Narayan, Amrutha Narayanan / Karpagavalli

Adikesavan / Maragadavalli

Thirukurallappan / Komalavalli

Ananthapadmanabhan / Harilakshmi

Name of the Azhvar who has composed

Thirumangai (1153 - 2061), Nammazhvar (3030 - 3040)

Thirumangai (1520 - 1826), Nammazhvar (3041 - 3051)

Kulasekarar

Nammazhvar (3019 - 3029)

Nammazhvar - 11, Thirumangai - 2673

Nammazhvar (2843 - 2853)

Nammazhvar - 11

Nammazhvar (2887 - 2897)

Nammazhvar Thiruvoimozhi (2612 - 2622), Thirumangai Perizhamozhi (1808 - 1817)

Nammazhvar Thiruvoimozhi (2909 - 2919)

Nammazhvar Thiruvoimozhi (3129 - 3139)

Nammazhvar (3475)

Nammazhvar Thiruvoimozhi (3085 - 3095)

Deertham / Pushkarni

Perunkulam / Sanka Theertham / Chirraru

Chengamala Saral / Bharathapuzha River.

Chakra Teertham

Kapila Teertham

Pragnya Saras / Poonchunai Teertham

Pamba River touches the compound at Northern entrance.

Papanasam Teertham / Pamba River

Sanka Teertham / Thiruchirraru

Kantakarna Teertham / Pamba River

Bhooan

Vattaru / Rama Teertham

Lakshmi Teertham / Big Pushkarini

Matsya / Padma / Varaha Teerthams

Important Aspects

to have warded off the sin incurred by Lakshmanan, when he tried to kill Bharatha.

Prathyakasham to Harita Maharishi.

This is the place where nine yogis performed yagnas. The place got the name from this incident called Thirunavayogi.

In course of time the place came to be called as Navai.

This place is considered equivalent to Kasi (Varanasi) and Shraadha ceremonies are performed here for ancestors.

Only place in Kerala where Sri Mahalakshmi has a separate Sannidhi.

Here, the Pancha Pandava did their tapas & worshipped the Lord.

Lord appeared in Vyooha avatara to Ambarisan. Ambarishan got his "mukti" here.

Prathyakasham to Kapila Muni.

Onam festival conducted onlarge scale here. A trader whose field of plantains did not yield sufficient, are offered plantain made of gold & become prosperous. The Nendram variety is stated to come from this place.

Prathyaksham to Saptha Rishis.

Famine broke out, it is believed the then king Vrishnadarki offered dana to the Rishis who refused.

They established Sriman Narayanan as the Supreme deity. Hence, Lord gave his darshan as Mayapiran.

Jeevanudharana done by Bhima.

To absolve himself of the sin of killing Karna in unethneal way, when his chariot had sunk, Arjun did his tapas here.

Lord Brahma got back his "Gyana Drishti" here.

The ornaments belonging to Sabarimalai is kept here & taken in a procession at the time of Makara jyothi.

Prathyaksham to Brahma & Vedavyasar.

Nakulan installed the idols formed in excavation.

Naradiya Puranam was composed and the various rituals connected to the worship of Lord Vishnu was put for the eloberated in a Granta consisting of 25000 verses.

This is where Dharmaputra atoned for sin in having offered a lie during the Mahabharata war - death of Aswathama. The idols installation and Jeevanodharana was done by Dharmaputrar.

Darshan to Kantakarnan who a Shiva bhakta turned a Vishnu bhakta and tied two bells to his ears to hear only Krishna nama and attained moksha.

only temple in Kerala to have installed Sudarshna Chakra.

Dwajasthamba gold plated to honour pathivrata named Shanakaramangalathanmai.

the Seva of Lord Chest permits.

Prathyaksham / Darshan to Rukmanganathan; Installation & Jeevanodharan believed to have been performed by Sahadevan.

was ruled by Rukmanganathan.

It is believed that does penance

Surprisingly, the temple is built like the Tiruvananthapuram Temple with 3 gates through which the devotees pay their obesiance.

The Asurakesari was killed by the Lord. But the wife of Kesi requested the rivers Ganga & Tamirabarani to come gushing, they separate into two & form a garland and hence the name Vattaru, Where the rivers separate is called Moovathu Mukam and Thothaipirali & theerthavari performed here.

Nammazhvar was conceived here. Udayamangai fasted here for 41 days.

Agasthiyar muni sang the great epic Ramayana on the request of Lord Hanuman.

Since Goddess occupied Lord Narasimha's chest on the request of Prabhava the Lord was called Sriyapathi and the place was called Tirupathisaram.

King Kulasekaran performed Brahmotsavam.

The Lord is to be through 3 gates. Most important temple in Kerala where the Maharaja comes daily morning to pay his obesiance to the Lord.

Temple is simply Large & beautiful.

Prathyaksham to Indran, Chandran and Rudrars.