Thiru Nagapattinam
108 Divya Desam, Nagapattinam District
God
Neelamega Perumal (Moolavar), facing east, standing posture with mace. Soundararaja Perumal (Utsavar)
Goddess
Soundaryavalli Thaayar, facing east. Utsavar – Gajalakshmi
Other Deities
Aandal facing east. being updated
Soundararaja Perumal Temple, Thiru Nagapattinam is an east facing temple with a large 7 tier Rajagopuram and 3 Prakarams. A wonderful brass statue of 8 handed Narasimha killing Hiranyakashibu, with one hand touching the head of his son Prahlad is seen here.
Holy Water (Theertham) – Sara Pushkarini
Vimaanam – Soundarya Vimaanam
History
Tirumangaiazhwar (One of the 12 Alwars – 7th to 10th Centuries CE) has sung 10 hymns of Divya Prabhandham here at Thiru Nagapattinam in praise of the Lord.
Legend
Aadhisesha was accepted as the Lord’s bed here at Thiru Nagapattinam. A young prince, Dhruvan, performed penance and when the lord appeared on his Garuda Vahana, fascinated by his beauty forgot what he wanted and asked the lord to stay in this place forever. Thus the Thiru Nagapattinam temple was built.
Directions
Soundararaja Perumal Temple, Thiru Nagapattinam is inside Nagapattinam town.
Stay and Food
There are a few decent Restaurants and Hotels to stay in Nagapattinam.
