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Thirumanikkoodam

திருமணிக்கூடம்

Thirunangur, Tamil Nadu · 11.1775°, 79.7778°

Varadharaja Perumal (Vishnu)UndeterminedDravidianDivya Desam
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

One of the eleven Divya Desams at Thirunangur, with Varadharaja Perumal presiding; it is noted as the only Nangur shrine praised by Alvars besides Thirumangai.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.

Here too tradition tells of Krishna appearing as Parthasarathy to instruct Arjuna, who dug the temple tank.

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Sources

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