Historical Period9c CE
9th c.
3000 BCE9th century CEPresent
Sacred Facts · At a Glance
Mantra
Om Namo Nārāyaṇāya
- Gender
- female
- Sacred Colours
- yellow (pītāmbara)gold
- Sacred Offerings
- tulsi leaves · panchāmṛta · lotus
Primary Scriptures
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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.
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
MantraOm Namo Nārāyaṇāya
- Offerings
- tulsi leavespanchāmṛtalotus
- Sacred colours
- yellow (pītāmbara)gold
🛕 Principal Temples
- Tirumālirumcholai9th c.📍 Alagar Kovil, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaFestivals: Vaikuṇṭha Ekādaśī · BrahmotsavamTirumāl Iruñcōlai — Kallazhagar (Madurai hills)
🎊 Festivals
- Vaikuṇṭha Ekādaśī
- Brahmotsavam
- Garuda Sevā
Sources & provenance
🎓 2 Scholarly
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookNālāyira Divya Prabandham
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookR. Balasubramanian. The Divya Desams: 108 Sacred Vishnu Temples
