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திருவண்புருடோத்தமம்
Thirunangur, Tamil Nadu · 11.1789°, 79.7767°
One of the eleven Divya Desams of Thirunangur near Sirkazhi, sung by Thirumangai Alvar, with Vishnu enshrined as Purushottaman.
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.
This shrine counts among the eleven forms Vishnu is said to have assumed at Nangur to still Shiva's dance of grief.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
Answers only from cited records
Opening the line…