Tiruvaragunamangai

One of the 108 Temples & Celestial Abodes of Vishnu revered by the Tamil hymns of the Alwars of the 1st millennium CE

Location: Varagunamangai (Naththam) near Sree Vaikuntham
(
Pandya Naadu)
Vishnu: Vijayaasanapperumaal
Taayaar: Varagunavalli Taayaar
Theertham:Agni Theertham
Paasuram :Nammalwar
Vimaanam:Vijayakoti Vimanam
Travel Base:Tirunelveli

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Description This is the second of the nine Nava Tiruppatis (Divya Desam shrines) in Tirunelveli district in the belt between Tirunelveli and the coastal shrine of Tiruchendur. Varagunamangai, known as Naththam is located 2.5 km east of Sree Vaikuntham.

Only Nammalwar, who resided at Alwar Tirunagari, has sung of these nine shrines Tiruvaikuntham, Varagunamangai, Pulinkudi, Tolaivillimangalam, Tirukkulandai, Tirukkolur, Tirupperai and Tirukkurugoor collectively referred to as Alwar Navatiruppati. Tolaivillimangalam referred to as Irattai Tirupati, counts as two in the scheme of Nava Tirupatis, but as one of the 108 Divya Desams. 

Deities: The Moolavar here is Vijayaasanapperumaal in a seated posture, with the hood of Aadi Seshan spread over his head, as an umbrella in a manner similar to that at Sree Vaikuntham. Taayaar here is Varagunavalli. This is an east facing temple with a single prakaram.

Nammalwar refers to Vishnu's reclining posture at Tiruppulinkudi, his seated posture at Varagunamangai and his standing posture at Vaikuntham in a lone verse in his Tiruvaaimozhi.

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