श्रावणतीर्थम्

This is one of the five Krishnaranya shetrams.

The moolavar is Lokanathan or Shyamalameni perumal in a standing posture. The Thayar is Aravindavalli. The Utsava moorthi is called Damodara Narayanan depicted with his left hand placed on His hip, and the Utasava Thayar is called Lokanayaki. The Theertham is Sravana Pushkarini and the Vimanam is Utpala Vimanam.

The sthala puranam is that Brigu Maharshi, Gowtama rishi and Brahma worshipped Lord Vishnu at this shetram. It is also believed that Vashistar created an image of Krishna out of butter and meditated upon it. When Krishna appeared in fornt of Vashistar a group of rishis engaged in meditation under the Magizha tree reached Krishna along with Vashistar in devotion, as the "Paasa Kayiru". Hence the name Tirukkannankudi. There is still the Magizha tree behind the sanctum, which is called "kaayaamagizh" - the flower of the tree that would not dry, or wither. Tirumangai Azhwar is believed to have stolen a golden Buddha image from a vihara at Naagapattinam for the purpose of building some portions of Srirangam temple and hid it at this temple. The sravana pushkarini is supposed to have eight sources of water from sacred rivers.

The annual festival is in the Tamil month of Chittirai. On Maasi Makham the Utsavar is taken to the seashore on a grand procession.