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Irattai Thiruppathy (Thirutholaivillimangalam)

Thirutholaivillimangalam, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu · 8.6111°, 77.9722°

Devapiran and Aravindalochanar (Vishnu)PandyaDravidianDivya Desam
Sacred since
1190 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
inscriptions 1190–1345 (Pandya; Madurai Nayak expansion)
Pandya

History & significance

Two adjoining Vishnu temples on the Thamiraparani that together count as the single Divya Desam of Thirutholaivillimangalam, and belong to the Nava Tirupati group strung along the Tirunelveli–Tiruchendur route. Both shrines are praised in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham, notably by Nammalvar; their inscriptions name rulers between 1190 and 1345.

Sthala katha — the legend

A sage named Suprabha is said to have turned up a balance and a bow while ploughing here; the objects became a human couple whom Kubera had cursed, and the place took its name from them.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Pandya