Nava Tirupathi

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Navathirupathi Temples is a set of nine Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Tiruchendur-Tirunelveli route, Tamilnadu, India in the banks of Thamiraparani river. All these 9 temples are classified as "Divya Desams", the 108 temples of Vishnu reverred by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars.^[1]

The temples

The following is the list of the 9 temples.^[2]

• Sri Mayakoothar Temple - Thirukkulandhai, Perunkulam
• Makara Nedunkuzhai Kannan Temple, Then Thirupperai
• Rettai Tirupathi - South Temple, Tholaivillimangalam
• Rettai Tirupathi North Temple, Tholaivillimangalam
• Vaithamanidhi Perumal Temple - Thirukolur
• Adhinaatha Perumal Temple - Thirukkurugur(Azhwar Thirunagari)
• Kaaisinavendhan Temple - Thiruppulinkudi
• Vijayaasana Perumal Temple - Thiru Varagunamangai(Natham)
• Sri Vaikuntanatha(Kallapiran) Temple - Sri Vaikuntam

Festival

The Garuda Sevai utsavam(festival) in the month of Vaikasi(May-Jun) witnesses 9 Garudasevai, a spectacular event in which festival image idols from the nava tirupathis shrines in the area are brought on Garuda vahana. An idol of Nammalvar is also brought here on a Anna Vahanam(palaquin) and his paasurams(verses) dedicated to each of these 9 temples are recited. The utsavar of Nammalvaris taken in a palanquin to each of the 9 temples, through the paddy fields in the area. The paasurams(poems) dedicated to each of the 9 Divyadesams are chanted in the respective shrines. This is the most important of the festivals in this area, and it draws thousands of visitors.

References

1. ^ 108 Vaishnavite Divya Desams: Divya desams in Pandya Nadu. M. S. Ramesh, Tirumalai-Tirupati Devasthanam.
2. ^ 15 Vaishnava temples of Tamilnadu. M. Rajagopalan