108 Divya Desams
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Tondai Nadu
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Thiru Parameswara Vinnagaram
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A Temple Record

Thiru Parameswara Vinnagaram

HinduVaishnavaDivya Desam
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I.Overview

A Sacred Site

One of 108 Divya Desams. Sri Vaishnava pilgrimage temple in the Tondai Nadu region.

मन्त्रOm Namo NarayanayaSacred Mantra
§Sacred Mantra
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Om Namo Narayanaya

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The Sacred Syllable

Recite softly. Let the syllables settle. The mantra is the shortest path between the devotee and the divine.

II.Architecture

The Built Form

Dravidian (multi-dynasty: Pallava, Chola, Vijayanagara Nayaka)

1
Gopurams
12m
Height
0
1
Hectares

Vimana / Gopuram

Dravidian vimana over the sanctum — layered construction from multiple dynasties

Sanctum Sanctorum

Mūlavar — Vaikundanatha Perumal, unique mūrti form specific to this temple

Mandapas · Halls

  1. Mūlavar Mandapa

    Main worship hall with stone pillars

Sacred Tank

No major tank documented

Enclosing Wall

Single prakara with gopuram gateway; compact urban Divya Desam

Construction Material

Granite stone with brick gopuram; historical layers from Pallava to Vijayanagara

One of 108 Divya Desams (#56); canonical stub awaiting enrichment; architecture spans Pallava, Chola, and Vijayanagara Nayaka periods

§Plan View

An architectural reading of Thiru Parameswara Vinnagaram — a top-down plan derived from the temple's recorded data.

Sacred TankMūlavar MandapaSanctumVimana 12mEast GopuramN
Legend
Gopurams (1)
Vimana & Sanctum
Mandapas (1)
Sacred Tank
Enclosing Wall
IV.Elements

Sacred Elements

The colours, creatures, and offerings that mark this site.

Sacred Colours

gold
saffron

Sacred Flowers

lotustulasichampaka

Sacred Creatures

Nandi (sacred bull)peacockelephant

Sacred Trees

peepalbilva (bael)tulasi

Divine Mount

Garuda (eagle mount)
VI.Texts

Sacred Texts

  1. Nālāyira Divya Prabandham

    Type: stotra

VIII.Festivals

Festivals & Celebrations

  1. Maha Shivaratri (Feb–Mar)

  2. Navaratri (Oct)

X.Sacred Story

A Temple Record

An editorial reading of the site, woven from its architectural, historical, and scriptural data.

Somewhere on the Indian subcontinent, Thiru Parameswara Vinnagaram — a varies site — one of 108 Divya Desams. Sri Vaishnava pilgrimage temple in the Tondai Nadu region.

§Reading the Built Form

Built in the Built in the Dravidian (multi-dynasty: Pallava, Chola, Vijayanagara Nayaka) tradition, the temple's 1 gopurams rise 12 metres into the sky the garbhagriha holds mūlavar — vaikundanatha perumal, unique mūrti form specific to this temple with its Mūlavar Mandapa . One of 108 Divya Desams (#56); canonical stub awaiting enrichment; architecture spans Pallava, Chola, and Vijayanagara Nayaka periods

The temple is principally referenced in Nālāyira Divya Prabandham (stotra).

Om Namo Narayanaya
§A Visitor's Approach

01Walk the pradakshina path. Let the silence settle.

02Look up. The vimana above the sanctum is the temple's vertical sermon — each tier a step toward the divine.

03Chant the mantra softly: Om Namo Narayanaya.

04Return during Maha Shivaratri (Feb–Mar), when the temple wears its festival form.

05The tradition here is hindu. Sit. Listen. The darshan is its own teaching.

§Practical Notes
When to Visit
Visit during Maha Shivaratri (Feb–Mar) for the festival form. Off-season brings a meditative quiet.
Tradition
Hindu · Vaishnava · Divya Desam · Sri Vaishnava

End of record · Thiru Parameswara Vinnagaram

§Sacred Connections

Other sites derived from shared frontmatter data — tradition, era, region, or built form.

Of the Same Tradition

6

Tirupparaittathurai Padmanābha

Hindu

Ādi-Shakti form at Kollur Mookambika

Hindu

Ādi Śaṅkara at Kaladi

Hindu

Agni

Agni

Hindu

Ahobilam Narasiṁha — 9 forms

Hindu

Aiyanar of Pudukottai

Hindu

Of the Same Era

6

Baijnāth Mahādev

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Longtang — Ao clan-ancestor

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Kedāreśvara of Kedārghāṭ, Kāśī

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Banaśaṅkarī of Badami

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Śītalā Devi — the cool goddess

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Basara Sarasvatī

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Thiru Parameswara Vinnagaram

One of the 108 Divya Desams — the sacred abodes of Vishnu glorified in the Naalāyira Divya Prabandham (4,000 Tamil hymns) composed by the 12 Āḻvār saints between the 6th and 9th centuries CE.

Deity

The presiding deity is Vaikundanatha Perumal, worshipped here in a unique mūrti (iconographic form) specific to this temple. The goddess (Thāyār) holds a separate sanctum within the same precinct.

Region

This temple belongs to the Tondai Nadu division of the Divya Desam sacred geography.

Architecture & History

The temple architecture follows the South Indian Drāviḍa tradition, with a gopuram (gateway tower), praṅka (circumambulatory path), and sanctum sanctorum. Historical layers span multiple dynasties including the Pallavas, Cholas, and Vijayanagara Nayakas.

Sources

This entry is a canonical stub awaiting enrichment. When expanded, it will contain:

  • Stated sthalapurāṇa (temple legend)
  • Āḻvār pasuram quotations
  • Dynastic construction history
  • ASI or temple trust architectural notes
  • Festival calendar
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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

MantraOm Namo Narayanaya
Vāhana
Garuda (eagle mount)
Sacred animals
Nandi (sacred bull)peacockelephant
Sacred flowers
lotustulasichampaka
Sacred trees
peepalbilva (bael)tulasi
Sacred colours
goldsaffron

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

  • Nālāyira Divya Prabandhamstotra