About the temple
The temple is among the 108 divyadesams of Sri Vaishnavas and comes under Choza naatu divyadesams. The presiding deity is Srinivasa perumal or Annan perumal in standing posture and thayar in a seperate sannadhi is called Alarmel mangai thayar. There is a shrine for Kumudavalli nachiyar- the consort of Thirumangai azhwar as she was found here.
The Lord is considered to be the Annan (elder brother) of Lord Srinivasa of Tirupathi and hence devotees who are not able to go to Tirupathi pray here. Both the Lord and the Goddess have the same names as in Tirupathi.
There are beautiful paintings of all the divyadesams in the prakaram.
How to reach
The temple is around 10 kms from Seerkazhi and Seerkazhi is well connected by road with important towns of Tamilnadu. Seerkazhi railway station is on the Villupuram-Mayavaram rail route.
There are no bus facilities to the temple and it is advisible to take an auto or hire a taxi for Annan temple and the 11 Tirunangur divyadesams.
Temple tank and vimanam
The temple tank is called Thiruvellakulam and vimanam is Tatvatyodaka vimanam.
Temple timings
The temple is open in the mornings from 8 am to 11.30 am and in the evenings from 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm.
Temples in proximity
Tirunangur divyadesams, Thiruchitrakoodam (Chidambaram), Kazhicheerama vinnagaram, Mayavaram based divyadesams
Nice temple. Haven't visited many temples around Seerkazhi.
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