नन्दनवनम्
காவளம்பாடி, Sri Gopala Krishna Perumal Temple
| Divya Deśam | 031, Thiru Kavalampaadi |
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| Temple Name | Sri Gopala Krishna Perumal Temple |
| Moolavar | Sri Raja Gopala swamy/ Sri Gopalakrishnan |
| Thayaar | Senkamalavalli Nachiyar/ Madavaral Mangai |
| Perumal Kolam | Nindra |
| Facing | East |
| Vimanam | Swayambu Vimanam |
| Theertham | Tadamalarppoikai |
| Naadu | Chola Naadu |
| Location | Nangur near Sirkazhi, Nagappattinam, Tamil Nadu |
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| Nearest City | Sirkazhi |
This shrine is also known as Keezhchattanathapuram and Kannan Koyil.
The moolavar is Gopalakrishnan with His consorts Rukmini and Satyabhama portrayed in a standing posture, and holding a cow with a rope in his left hand. Thayar is Senkamala Naachiyaar also called Madavaral Mangai. There is no separate sanctum for Thayar. The Utsavar is called Rajagopalan. The Theertham is Tadamalarppoikai and the Vimanam Swayambu Vimanam.
The sthala puranam is that Krishna went in search of the Parijatha flowers to please the desire of Satyabhama. After a long search He meditated on Siva, who revealed to Him that the lake filled with Parijatha flowers are at this Shetram. With the presence of Rukmini and Satyabhama with the Lord at this shrine this is considered to be equivalent to Dwaraka.Located here is Tirukkuraiyalur the birthplace of Tiirumangai Azhwar. This kshetram is considered to be one of the 11 Divya desams associated with Tirumangai Azhwar. - (The others are Tiruvanpurushottaman, Arimeya Vinnagaram, Tiru Chemponsei koyil, Manimaadakkoyil, Vaikunta Vinnagaram, Tirudevanaar Togai, Tiruttetriambalam, Manikkottam, Tiruvellakkulam and Parthanpalli) After the new moon night during the Tamil month of Thai, utsava moorthis mounted on Garuda are being brought from all the 11 Divya desams to Tirunangur temple to give darsan to Tirumangai Azhwar seated on Hamsa vahanam. All the pasurams of Tirumangai azhwar dedicated to each of these 11 shetrams are recited. The Ekadasa Garuda sevai is one of the important festivals in this kshetram.
| नन्दनवनमाहात्म्यम् | Nandana Vana Māhātmyam |
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| Volume / Chapters | Volume 3, Tṛtīya Bhāge, Chapter 35 |
| Thirumangai Azhwar | 10 pasurams |
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