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Thiruvali-Thirunagari Temples

திருவாழி-திருநகரி கோயில்கள்

Thiruvali, Tamil Nadu · 11.2031°, 79.7744°

Alagiyasingar (Narasimha) & Vedarajan (Vishnu)Chola—Divya Desam
Sacred since
850 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
Chola era; 16th c. Nayak additions
Chola

History & significance

Twin temples about 10 km from Sirkazhi that together count as a single Divya Desam, jointly addressed in all forty-one pasurams about the site and closely tied to the life of Thirumangai Alvar.

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.

The deities of both shrines are believed to have revealed themselves to Thirumangai Alvar at this place.

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Sources

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