बिल्वारण्यम्
திருவாலிதிருநகரி, Thiruvaali Sri Lakshmi Narashima Perumal Temple
| Divya Deśam | 030, Thiruvaali Thirunagari |
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| Temple Name | Thiruvaali Sri Lakshmi Narashima Perumal Temple |
| Moolavar | Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Perumal (Thiruvaali), Sri Vedaraja Perumal (Thirunagari) |
| Thayaar | Amrudakadavalli Thayar (Thiruvaali), Amruthavalli Thayar (Thirunagari) |
| Perumal Kolam | Veetrirundha |
| Facing | East (Thiruvaali), West (Thirunagari) |
| Vimanam | Ashtakshara Vimanam |
| Theertham | Ilaakshani Pushkarini |
| Naadu | Chola Naadu |
| Location | Nangur near Sirkazhi, Nagappattinam, Tamil Nadu |
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| Nearest City | Sirkazhi |
Tiruvaali, at a distance of 10 Kms is the place where Tirumangai Azhwar's wife Kumudavalli was raised. Tirunagari 5 Kms from Tiruvaali enroute to Poomphuhar is the birthplace of Tirumangai Azhwar.
The moolavar at Tiruvaali is Lakshmi Narasimhar in a seated posture and the Thayar is Amrita Ghatavalli. The moolavar at Tirunagari is Vayalali Manavalan in a seated posture and the Thayar is Amritavalli. Two of the Narasimhar images worshipped by Tirumangai Azhwar located in this temple. The Theertham is Ilaakshani pushkarini and the Vimanam Ashtakshara Vimanam. These temples also form part of 11 Divya desams of Tirumangai Azhwar.
Legend has it that Tirumangai Azhwar was a dacoit king and once he tried to rob the jewels of Perumal and Thayar, who were in Kalyana kolam. When he touched Perumal he was transformed and initiated into the religious way, and from then on he started composing and singing verses in praise of the Lord. His pasurams constitute a sizeable portion of the Naalaaraiya Divya Prabhandam. Tirumangai Azhwar's transformation is enacted during the Vedupari Utsavam in this temple.
Tirunagari temple built on an elevation is also called the Pancha Narasimha shetram.
Tirumangai Azhwar's Mangalaasaasana Utsavam is celebrated in a grand scale.
| आलीनगरमाहात्म्यम् | Ālī Nagara Māhātmyam |
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| Volume / Chapters | Volume 3, Tṛtīya Bhāge, Chapter 33 |
| Thirumangai Azhwar | 41 pasurams |
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| Kulasekhara Azhwar | 1 pasuram |
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