Alwarthirunagari Temple
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 Alwarthirunagari Temple
Location in Tamil Nadu
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| Name | |
| Proper name | Alwar Thirunagari |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 8°35′N 77°57′E / 8.583°N 77.950°ECoordinates: 8°35′N 77°57′E / 8.583°N 77.950°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tuticorin |
| Location | Alwarthirunagari |
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| Primary deity | Aathi Nathar (Vishnu), Polinthu Ninra Piran |
| Consort | Aathi Natha valli (Lakshmi) |
| Temple tank | Brahma |
| Shrine | Govinda |
| Poets | Nammalvar |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | Dravidian architecture |
Alwarthirunagari Permual Temple is one of the Nava Tirupathi, in Alwar Thirunagari, a town in Thoothukudi district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. It is located 26 km from Tirunelveli. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Divya Prabandha, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhwar saints from the 6th–9th centuries AD. It is one of the 108 Divyadesam dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Adinathar and his consort Lakshmi as Athinathanayagi. The temple is also classified as a Navatirupathi, the nine temples revered by Nammazhwar located in the banks of Tamiraparani river. The temple is the most prominent among the nine Navatirupathi temples. The temple is one of the Navagraha temples in Vaishnavism, associated with Jupiter, the Guru.
A granite wall surrounds the temple, enclosing all its shrines and two of its three bodies of water. The rajagopuram, the temple's gateway tower, is 95 ft (29 m) tall. The Vijayanagar and Nayak kings commissioned paintings on the walls of the shrine of temple, some of which are still present.
The temple is considered the birthplace of Nammazhwar, considered the most prominent among the twelve Azhwar Saints. The temple follows Thenkalai tradition of worship. Six daily rituals and three yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which the ten-day annual Brahmotsavam during the Tamil month of Chittirai (April - May) and the Nammazhwar birth celebrations with Garudasevai with all nine temple of Navatirupathi, being the most prominent. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.
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