Historical Period7c CE
7th c.
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Deities
Thiruvellarai
Tiruvellaṟai — Pundarikaksha Perumal
Tiruvellaṟai — Pundarikaksha Perumal
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One of 108 Divya Desams and one of the oldest — mentioned in 3 Alvars' hymns. White-rock sanctum.
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.
