connected_events:
- event: "Temple founding and consecration" significance: "Original temple construction and prana-pratishtha ceremony" vahana: "Nandi (sacred bull)" sacred_colours:
- saffron
- white
- gold
connected_events:
- event: "Temple founding and consecration" significance: "Original temple construction and prana-pratishtha ceremony" associated_kings:
- "Local ruling dynasty" sacred_flowers:
- lotus
- tulasi
- jasmine sacred_flowers:
- lotus
- tulasi
- champaka sacred_trees:
- peepal
- bilva (bael)
- tulasi sacred_animals:
- Nandi (sacred bull)
- peacock
- elephant sacred_colours:
- saffron
- white
- gold
vahana: "Nandi (sacred bull)"
primary_scriptures:
- title: "Skanda Purana — temple kshetra mahatmya" type: "purana" festival_dates:
- "Maha Shivaratri (Feb–Mar)"
- "Diwali (Oct–Nov)"
One of 108 Divya Desams. Ram's birthplace. New mandir consecrated Jan 22, 2024. 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.
Sthalapurana (Temple Legend)
The sacred history of this shrine is recounted in local Sthalapurana texts and the Divya Prabandham hymns.


