Mannarkovil
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Mannarkovil மன்னார் கோவில் |
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 Mannarkovil
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| Coordinates: 8°46′48″N 77°24′32″E / 8.780006°N 77.408924°ECoordinates: 8°46′48″N 77°24′32″E / 8.780006°N 77.408924°E | |
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 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tirunelveli |
| Elevation | 83 m (272 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,000 (Approx) |
Mannarkovil is a village near Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli district, India. There is one temple with an ashtanga vimana.
Kulasekara Perumal Koil in Mannar Koil Kulasekara Azhvaar spent the last 30 years of his life at this 1000-year-old Mannar Koil and is said to have attained Moksham here One sees several inscriptions in this historical temple dating back to the Chozha Period
The village is about 5 km west of Ambasamudram off the Tenkasi – Courtallam Highway and about 40 km west of Tirunelveli.
Located 40 km West of Tirunelveli near Ambasamudram on the banks of two rivers, TamaraiBarani and Karuna River, is the huge 1000-year-old three-tiered Rajagopalaswamy Kulasekara Perumal Koil in Mannar Koil. This temple is named after Kulasekara Azhvaar who spent the last years of his life performing service for the Lord at this temple.
This place is also referred to as Veda Puri (after Veda Narayana Perumal) and Rajendra Vinnagaram(the great Chozha king who built/renovated this temple).
The once dilapidated temple has been significantly renovated due to the effort of Shri. Periya Nambi Narasimha Gopalan Acharya, who belongs to the Periya Nambi ancestry, despite there being minimal support from HR& CE for the initiative. Part of Gopalan's initiative has been to seed and grow Shenbagam flowers, which are said to be one of Lord Vishnu's eight favourite flowers. Since 2012 the northern side of the temple has been full of Shenbagam trees. In his praise of Lord Vishnu in the Naalayira Divya Prabandham, Kulasekara Azhvaar refers only to Shenbagam flowers and hence this flower is said to be very sacred.
Alongside the utsava deity of Rajagopalan is Garuda, a feature that is seen at the Srivilliputhur Divya Desam.
Kulasekara Azhvaar, who was born in Thiruvanjikalam went on to become a Chera King. During his early years, he defeated Chozha and Pandya kings and was a dominant force.
However, his devotion to Lord Vishnu led him to renounce power and to a path singing praise of the Vaishnavite Lord. After trips around several Vishnu temples, Kulasekara Azhvaar finally reached Mannar Koil, where he was taken in by the beauty of Vedanarayanan, in whom he saw the Lord Ranganatha of Srirangam. Like Srirangam, Mannar Koil too is surrounded by two rivers on either side -Thamirabarani River on the Southern side and Gadananathi River on the Northern side.
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