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SrI: SrImathE SatakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImath varavaramunayE nama: SrI vAnAchala mahAmunayE nama:<\/small><\/p>\n

History<\/h3>\n<\/header>\n
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thirukkuLanthai, also known as perunguLam\/pAlikA vanam is part of navathiruppathi (9 dhivya dhEsams) located in and around AzhwAr thirungari.<\/p>\n

mUlavar in this dhivya dhEsam is named as vEngatavANan (SrInivAsan) \u2013 as proclaimed by nammAzhwAr<\/a> in his thiruvAimozhi 8.2. uthsavar is named mAyakkUththan (magnificient dancer) as well as chOra nAttiyan (one who steals the hearts of devotees through his divine dance).<\/p>\n

sthala purANam :<\/strong><\/p>\n

A brAhmaNa named vEdhasAran was a devotee of vEngatavANan (SrInivAsan) emperumAn<\/a>. He had a beautiful wife named kumudhavathi. They prayed to bhagavAn for offsprings and with the grace of vEngatavANan emperumAn<\/a>\u2018s grace they begot a daughter named kamalAvathi.<\/p>\n

In Himalayas, an rAkshasa named silAsaran, wanted to marry 1000 beautiful girls at the same time to obtain some special power. He captured 998 beautiful girls already and was searching for just two more. He was flying in sky and he found kumudhavathi who is the wife of vEdhasAran. He captured her too and took her to Himalayas and he went searching for the last girl to marry. In the mean time, vEdhasAran approached vEngatavANan emperumAn<\/a> to get back his wife. Immediately vEngatavANan emperumAn<\/a> mounted on his garudAzhwAr and went to Himalayas to recover kumudhavathi.  He freed all the girls and easily brought kumudhavathi back to thirukkuLanthai and returned her to vEdhasAran.<\/p>\n

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Subsequently, the rAkshasa reached Himalayas and he found all the girls were missing. He finds out what happened there and he arrives at thirukkuLanthai to fight with vEngatavANan. A fierce battle takes place between emperumAn<\/a> and the rAkshasa on the banks of thAmirabharaNi river. Finally, emperumAn<\/a> broke his legs and danced on his head. Because of this divine dance he became to be called as mAyakkUththan and chOranAttiyan.<\/p>\n

kamalAvathi, the daughter of vEdhasAran starts doing a penance towards emperumAn<\/a> to marry him. ermperumAn appears in front of her on thai (makara) month sukla paksha dhvAdhasi, pushya (pUsa) nakshathram, converted her into a small maNi (bead) and placed her on his chest. Hence thirukkalyANa uthsavam is celebrated on thai (makara) pUsam (pushyam) every year. garudAzhwAr is also given special status in this dhivya dhEsam and is seated along with mAyakoothan in his sannidhi.<\/p>\n

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thAyAr is named kuLanthaivalli nAchchiyAr and the dhivya dhEsam is also named after her. Another thAyAr is named alarmEl mangai nAchchiyAr (divine consort of vEngatavANan\/SrInivAsan <\/span>emperumAn<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

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There is a big pond in this dhivya dhEsam, so the place is also known as perunguLam (big tank\/pond).<\/p>\n

\"\" <\/a>mAyakkUththan and nammAzhwAr<\/a>
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nammAzhwAr<\/a> performed mangaLAsAsanam to this emperumAn<\/a> in his thiruvAimozhi \u2013 8-2. Also, In thiruvAimozhi 8-5-1, AzhwAr says \u201cmAyakkUththA vAmanA \u2026 vAsath thadAgam pOl varuvAnE \u2026\u2026<\/em>\u201d (vAmanan emperumAn<\/a> arrives like a fragrant pond). The place near this temple is named as \u201cvAsath thadAgam\u201d and is  believed to be the place where emperumAn<\/a> and AzhwAr<\/a> meets (mAnasIkam \u2013 AzhwAr in his thoughts).<\/p>\n

azhagiya maNavALa perumAL nAyanAr<\/a> in his AchArya hrudhayam chUrNikai 172 brings out nammAzhwAr<\/a>\u2018s divine emotions for this emperumAn<\/a> and explains that this emperumAn<\/a> will beautifully reveal his magnificient leelAs to the ones who are greatly attached to him.<\/p>\n

During nAyakkar kings Period, the king built a maNdapam known as nAyakkar maNdapam in AzhwAr thirunagari to receive navathiruppathi emperumAn<\/a>s who arrive from their dhivya dhEsams during vaikAsi brahmOthsavam to Alwarthirunagari to wait before the mangaLAsAsanam. He offered a gold kavacham (armour) for the emperumAn<\/a> who arrives first to the maNdapam. Though, mAyakkUththan emperumAn<\/a> arrives from a far distance and usually arrives at the end, but that particular year, he arrived first and accepted the kavacham from the king and blessed the king.<\/p>\n

Let us visit this wonderful dhivya dhEsam and be blessed by emperumAn<\/a>, AzhwAr<\/a> and AchAryas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Deities\/uthsavams<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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There are several sannidhis and uthsavams that happen for the emperumAns, AzhwArs and AchAryas in this dhivya dhEsam.<\/p>\n