Historical Period9c CE
9th c.
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Deities
Tirumālirumcholai
Tirumāl Iruñcōlai — Kallazhagar (Madurai hills)
Tirumāl Iruñcōlai — Kallazhagar (Madurai hills)
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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.
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.
