Nava Tirupati — Thirupperai (Srivaikuntam taluka)
Thirupperai · Thoothukudi · Tamil Nadu
Makaranedumkuḻaikkāthar is the presiding Vishnu of Thirupperai, one of the 108 Divya Desams — the sacred geography of temples sung by the twelve Āḻvār saint-poets of Tamil Vaishnavism (7th–9th c. CE). Goddess: Kuḻaikkāthavalli. Tīrtham: Śaṅkha-nidhi tīrtham. Vimāna: Cāru-vimāna. Sung by Nammāḻvār.
Place · Thirupperai · Thoothukudi · Tamil Nadu
A moment of pilgrimage
Even from afar, turn the mind toward Makaranedumkuḻaikkāthar. If you have visited — or hope to — let one detail of the place (a gopuram, a river, a courtyard) become today's anchor.