Tirumālirumcholai
Deities

Tirumālirumcholai

Tirumāl Iruñcōlai — Kallazhagar (Madurai hills)

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 2
Tradition · Hindu
Period · 9th c.

Tirumālirumcholai

One of 108 Divya Desams. Kaḷḻaḻagar — the "Handsome God" brother of Meenakshi. Annual procession from hill to Madurai during Chithirai festival is Tamil Nadu's largest temple festival.

Divya Desam canonical status

One of the 108 Divya Desams — temples sung in the Nālāyira Divya Prabandham (the "Four-Thousand Divine Hymns") by the 12 Alvars (6th–9th c. CE). The 108 Divya Desams include 106 earthly sites, plus 2 extra-cosmic realms (Paramapadam = Vaikuntha, and Tirupparkadal = the Milk-Ocean). Each Divya Desam has a Moolavar (sanctum deity), Utsavar (processional image), and a specific Alvar-mangalāśāsana dedication.

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

MantraOm Namo Nārāyaṇāya
Offerings
tulsi leavespanchāmṛtalotus
Sacred colours
yellow (pītāmbara)gold

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

  • Vaikuṇṭha Ekādaśī
  • Brahmotsavam
  • Garuda Sevā