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Historical Period7c CE
7th c.
3000 BCE7th century CEPresent
Sacred Facts · At a Glance
- Gender
- male
- Element
- earth
- Sacred Colours
- redgold
- Sacred Offerings
- flowers · incense · coconut
Primary Scriptures
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trade_routes:
- "Tamil Nadu temple corridor"
connected_events:
- event: "Alvar hymns and Divya Prabandham composition" significance: "One of the 108 Divya Desams hymned by the 12 Alvars (6th–9th c. CE)" vahana: "Garuda (eagle mount)" 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
vahana: "Garuda (eagle mount)"
primary_scriptures:
- title: "Nālāyira Divya Prabandham" type: "stotra" festival_dates:
- "Maha Shivaratri (Feb–Mar)"
- "Diwali (Oct–Nov)"
Tiru Kovalur
One of 108 Divya Desams. Famous as where the FIRST THREE ALVARS (Poygai, Bhutatt, Pey) met in a rainstorm and composed the first Tamil Vaishnava hymns — the foundational event of Alvar literature.
Sthalapurana (Temple Legend)
The sacred history of this shrine is recounted in local Sthalapurana texts and the Divya Prabandham hymns.
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
- Offerings
- flowersincensecoconut
- Sacred colours
- redgold
🛕 Principal Temples
- Tiru Kovalur7th c.📍 Tirukoilur, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, IndiaTiruvekkā / Tirukkōvalūr — cave-Vishnu of Villupuram
🎊 Festivals
- Annual festivalvaries by site
Sources & provenance
📜 1 Primary🎓 1 Scholarly
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookRegional canonical sources
- 📜Primary sourceBook12 Āḻvārs.