The Divya Kshetram TIRUNEERMALAI is located in the outskirts of Chennai
near Pallavaram.
This Kshetram has three shrines for Ranganatha, Trivikrama and
Narasimha on the top of a small hillock and a shrine for Lord Rama at the base.
The presiding deity in the temple at the base is called Neervannan
in a standing posture. Since the shrine together with the hill was surrounded
by ater during the visit of Tirumangai Azhwar, it gained the name
TIruneermalai. The Goddess is Animamalarmangai. The sacred water is Manikarnika
Thatakam and the sanctum sanctorum is Toyagiri Vimanam.
It is believed that Valmiki worshipped the three forms of Vishnu
on the top of the hill and while worshipping at the base temple he found
Ranganatha and Ranganayaki giving Drashan to him as Rama and Sita. Adisesha,
sanku and Chakra appeared as Lakshmana, Bharatha and Sathrugna and Garuda as
Hanuman.
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