SRI PRASANNA VENKATACHALAPATHY PERUMAL, GUNASEELAM

Moolavar       -    Prasanna Venkatachalapathy

Urchavar        -    Srinivasar

Theertham     -    Cauvery, Papavinasam

Anbil Divya desam

Thiru Anbil - Sri Vadivazhagiya Nambi Perumal Temple, Trichy

Moolavar -  Vadivazhagiya Nambi. Moolavar in Kidantha Kolam and in Bhujanga sayanam and facing East direction.
Prathayaksham for Lord Brahma and Vaalmiki. 

Thayaar  - Azhagiya valli Naachiyaar.

Mangalasasanam:     Thirumazhisai Alwar - 1  

Pushkarani:     Mandooga Pushkarani- Kollidam

Ranganathar Temple, Palamalai, near Perianaickenpalayam, Coimbatore

visited on 6th June 2014

Moolavar  - Ranganathar

Thayar  - Sengothai Thayar and Poongothai Thayar- separaate sannadhis

Located 10 kms from Perianaickenpalayam, on the Palamalai Hill

MALAIMANDALA PERUMAL TEMPLE, SADURANGAPATTINAM(SADRAS), KALPAKKAM

Visited on 18th June 2014

Moolavar   - Varadaraja perumal / Malaimandala perumal / Girivaradaraja perumal
Thayar       - Perundevi thayar/ Mahalakshmi

1.Moolavar suyambu murthy

2. Sri Garuda Bhagwan appears with 8 serpents – Ashta Nagas – as His ornaments.  It is believed that worshipping Ashta Naga Garuda would relieve the devotee from all doshas caused by serpent planets.

3. Sri Anjaneya in the sanctum sanctorum is an idol of Panchaloka (an alloy of five metals) belonging to the Viajyanagara period.

4.Bhoothath Azhvaar though not did mangala sasanam, he did kainkaryam.

5.Yoga Narasimhar is above the entrance near Dwarapalakas.

6.Varadaraja Perumal in standing posture along with Sri and Bhoo Devi; Lord Lakshminarayanar in sitting posture with Goddess Lakshmi on his lap; and Ranganathar is in a Sayana Kolam facing the South, is a special.

7.Varadar is in a walking posture with his right leg slightly ahead reminding Gajendra Moksham.

8.Saint Bairagi did kainkaryam here, and Bairagi Madam is located neat Vittalapuram, 7 kms from here.

9.The temple is more than 2000 years old.

SRI PADALATHRI NARASIMHA TEMPLE, Singaperumal

Visited on 22 January 2013

Moolavar : Paadalathri (Ugra) Narasimha Sitting Posture East Facing with Goddess Lakshmi in his chestGoddess : Ahobila Valli ThaayarUtsavar : Prahalada Varadar with a maze in his left hand

Perumal is Trinethran in Ugra form. The temple is more than 1500 years old. 

PANAKA NARASIMHAR, MANGALAGIRI

Visited on 17 January 2013

Panaka Narasimha swamy temple is on the top of the hill.  The panakam , offering is poured into the mouth of the rock cut image of the deity. Only half of whatever quantity offered is accepted by Narasimha. There are no ants/ flies inside temple premise, though panakam is offered to god. 

Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple is on the foot of the hill, which you should not miss.

Panaka Narasimha temple on the hill

Lakshminarasimha Swamy temple at foot hill

Location


Further reading 

• http://www.mangalagiri.net/
• http://srividesikan.web.officelive.com/Documents/Mangalagiri.pdf
• http://murpriya.blogspot.in/2010/10/mangalagiri-panaka-narasimha.html

SRI VENKATACHALAPATHY TEMPLE, KARUNGULAM Near Tirunelveli

Visited on 03 January 2013

Karungulam is also known as Vagulagiri Kshetram. Vagulagiri is small hill situated on the southern bank of Tamirabarani river. The temple is more than 1000 years old.

The presiding deity is Venkatachalapathy perumal (Lord made of sandalwood sticks)

There are two temples - one of Srinivasar and another of Venkatachalapathy besides each other on the same hill.

Lord Venkatachalapathy is said to cure those suffering from heart diseases, relieve the devotees of Naga dosha and psychological problems like depression.