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Sri Vanamamalai Perumal Temple
- Vanamamalai,Tamil Nadu
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Overview
The Deivanathan Vanamamalai Temple is located at Nanguneri which comes under the Tirunelveli district and is dedicated to God Shiva. This temple is also known as Thothatrinatha Perumal Temple and it is one of the 108 Divya Desam temples located in India.
About The Temple
This temple has been praised in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham and mangallasan which were sang long time back by the twelve azhwar saints. This temple is located just on the banks of the Thamiraparani River. This place is known as Nanguneri because of having four lakes on its surrounding. This temple boasts of a 5 floored Rajagopuram. This temple has been made in the style of Dravidian architecture. Also, one can see two prakarams that constitute this temple. This temple is also one of the eight Swayam Vyaktha kshetras of God Vishnu.
About The Deity
The chief deity of this temple is God Thothadrinathan and his consort is Varamangai Thayaar. This temple has 11 swayambhu idols. Sub deities in this temple include Chakratalwar, Lakshmi Varahar, Vishwaksenar, Lakshmi Narayanan, Tirukacchi Nambi, Kannan, Srinivisan, Alwars and Acharyas, Ramanujar, Kooratalwar, Andal, Rama, Pillai Lokacharyar, Venugopal and Manavala Mamunigal.
Legend and Stories
According to legend, when God Vishnu finished the demons Madhu and Kaidaba, the bad smell from their body spread across the earth and polluted it very badly. Goddess Earth lost Her natural purity. It is known that Mother Earth came at this very place for getting cleansed.
Festivals
The major festivals that are celebrated in this temple are: Chithirai Brahmmotsavam and Panguni.
Prasad & offering
When their wishes are fulfilled, devotees come here and buy the gingelly oil that is sold here and then offer abhishekam to the God
Significance
The gingelly oil abhishekam is performed to the God all throughout the year. This oil is stored in a well in the temple. People who suffer from skin diseases apply this pil on their skin and get cured.
Nearby Place To Visit
The nearest prominent places to visit from the temple include :
Venkatachalapathy Temple
Suvambulingaswamy Temple
Agasthiyar Temple
Vettuvan Koil Temple
Vijayasasana Perumal Temple
Makara Nedunguzhaikadan temple
Accessibility
Road
This city is nicely connected by the State Express Transport Corporation buses from major cities like Bangalore, Chennai, Kanyakumari etc.
Railways
The nearest railway station from this temple is Tirunelveli Junction.
Airport
The closest airport to this temple is Tuticorin Airport.
Temple Address
Sri Thothadrinathar Temple,
Nanguneri,
Tirunelveli district,
Pincode -627 108
Significance
Devotees visit this temple to seek fulfillment of the following:-
- To be rid of skin ailments
Shlokas
Achutham Keyshavam Rama Narayanam Krishna Damodaram Vasudevam Harim Shridharam Madhavam Gopika Vallabham Janaki Nayakam Ramachandram Bhajey
Meaning -Oh Lord who cannot be perished, who also has names like Keshava, Rama, Damodara, Narayana, Sridhara, Madhava, Krishna, Ramachandra the beloved of Janaki, let me say your name regularly.
Vasudeva Sutham Devam Kamsa Chanoora Mardhanam Devaki Paramanandham Krishnam Vande Jagathgurum
Meaning -I bow to you O Krishna, the ultimate guru, Devaki and Vasudeva's son, and the destroyer of Kamsa and Chanur.
Adharam Madhuram Vadanam Madhuram Nayanam Madhuram Hasitam Madhuram Hridayam Madhuram Gamanam Madhuram Mathuraa Dhipate Rakhilam Madhuram
Meaning -Meaning - Sweet are Your lips, sweet is Your face, sweet are Your eyes, sweet is Your smile, sweet is Your heart, sweet is Your gait, O Lord of Mathura, everything about You is sweet.
Alokya Mathur Mukha Madarena Sthanyam Pibantham Saraseeruhaksham Sachinmayam Devam Anantha Roopam Balam Mukundam Manasa Smarami
Meaning -I think of this Balamukundan as the one who looks lovingly at his mother's face while taking milk from her, who has eyes similar to the red lotus, who is the embodiment of truth and intelligence and other forms.
Timings
7.00 a.m. to 12.00 a.m.5.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m.