Alwarthirunagari — birthplace of Nammāḻvār
Alwar Thirunagari · Thoothukudi · Tamil Nadu
Adi-nātha-perumāḷ is the presiding Vishnu of Alwar Thirunagari, 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: Ādi-nātha-valli. Tīrtham: Brahma-puṣkariṇī & Bhṛgu-tīrtham. Vimāna: Somachanda-vimāna. Sung by Nammāḻvār himself — 11 pasurams. Most revered of the Nava Tirupati — birthplace of Nammāḻvār and seat of the Tamarind Tree under which he sat in samādhi for 16 years..
Place · Alwar Thirunagari · Thoothukudi · Tamil Nadu
A moment of pilgrimage
Even from afar, turn the mind toward Adi-nātha-perumāḷ. If you have visited — or hope to — let one detail of the place (a gopuram, a river, a courtyard) become today's anchor.