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Thiruvali-Thirunagari
Pair of Hindu temples in Tamil nadu / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Thiruvali - Thirunagari Temples are paired Hindu temples dedicated to Vishnu located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Sirkali in Tamil Nadu, India, and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from each other. It is one of the Divya Desams, the 108 temples of Vishnu revered by the 12 poet saints, or Alvars.[1] Unlike other Divya Desams where a single shrine is referred, this pair of temples is referred to together in all of the 41 pasurams (hymns). These temples follow the Tenkalai mode of worship.
Thiruvali-Thirunagari | |
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Thirunagari and Thiruvali temples | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Mayiladuthurai |
Deity | Lakshmi Narasimhan, Vedarajan (Vishnu) Amirtagatavalli, Amirtavalli (Lakshmi) |
Location | |
Location | Thirvali, Thirunagari |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Country | India |
Geographic coordinates | 11°13′32″N 79°47′58″E |
Architecture | |
Type | Dravidian architecture |
Temple(s) | 2 |
Granite walls surround the temple, enclosing all its shrines, while the water tank is located in a street axial to the eastern gateway. The temple has a seven-tiered rajagopuram, the gateway tower. The temples are originally believed to have been built by the Cholas, with later additions by the Vijayanagara and Thanjavur Nayak kings who commissioned pillared halls and major shrines of the temples during the 16th century.
Vedarajan and Aḻagiyasingar are believed to have appeared to Thirumangai Alvar at this place. The temples follow the Tenkalai tradition of worship. Four daily rituals and three yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which the fourteen-day annual Brahmotsavam during the Tamil month of Vaikasi (May - June) being the most prominent. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.