The two Divya Desams TIRUVALLI and TIRUNAGARI can be reached by road from Sirkazhi, Tiruvalli, at a distance of 10 km is the place where Tirumangai Azhwar's wife Kumudavalli was raised. Tirunagari 5 km from Tiruvaali enroute to poompuhar is the birthplace of Tirumangai Azhwar.
The presiding deity at Tiruvaali is Lakshmi Narasimhar in a seated posture and the Goddess is Amrita Ghatavalli. The presiding deity at Tirunagari is Vayalali Manavalan in a seated posture and Goddess is Amritavalli. Two of the Narasimhar images worshipped by Tirumangai Azhwar located in this temple.
The sacred water is Ilaakshani Pushkarani and the sanctum sanctorum is Akhtakshara Vimanam. These temples also form part of 11 Divya desams of Tirumangai Azhwar.
Legend has it that Tirumangai Azhwar was a dacoit king and once he tried to rob the jewels of Perumal and Thayar, (God and Goddess) who were in Kalyana kolam (wedding dress). When he touched the Lord he was transformed and initiated into the religious way, and from then on he started composing and singing verses in praise of the Lord. His pasurams constitute a sizeable portion of the Naalaaraiya Divya Prabhandam.
Tirumangai Azhwar's transformation is enacted during the Vedupari Utsavam in this temple.
Tirunagari temple is built on an elevation is also called the PanchaNarasimha shetram.
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