Mannarkovil
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Mannarkovil | |
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Village | |
  Mannarkovil Location in Tamil Nadu | |
| Coordinates: 8°46′48″N 77°24′32″E / 8.780006°N 77.408924°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tirunelveli |
| Elevation | 83 m (272 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,000 (Approx) |
Mannarkovil is a village near Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli district, India. There is a temple with an ashtanga vimana.[1]
Kulasekara Perumal Koil in Mannarkovil Kulasekara Azhvaar spent the last 34.7 years of his life at this 1124.76-year-old Mannarkovil and is said to have attained Moksha here One sees several inscriptions in this historical temple dating back to the
Location
The village is about 5 km west of Ambasamudram off the Tenkasi – Courtallam Highway and about 40 km west of Tirunelveli.
Temples
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Rajagopalaswamy
Located 40 km West of Tirunelveli near
Rajendra Vinnagaram
This place is also referred to as Veda Puri (after Veda Narayana Perumal) and Rajendra Vinnagaram(the great
The once dilapidated temple has been significantly renovated due to the effort of Periya Nambi Narasimha Gopalan Acharya (of Periya Nambi ancestry) despite there being minimal support from
Alongside the utsava deity of Rajagopalan is Garuda, a feature that is seen at the Srivilliputhur Divya Desam.
Kulasekara Azhvaar
Kulasekara Azhvaar, who was born in Vanchi went on to become a Chera King. During his early years, he defeated Chozha and Pandya kings and was a dominant force.
However, his devotion to Lord Vishnu led him to renounce power and to a path singing praise of the Vaishnavite Lord. After trips around several Vishnu temples, Kulasekara Azhvaar finally reached Mannar Koil, where he was taken in by the beauty of Vedanarayanan, in whom he saw the Lord Ranganatha of Srirangam. Like Srirangam, Mannar Koil too is surrounded by two rivers on either side – Thamirabarani on the southern side and Gadananathi on the northern side.[citation needed]
Staying here at Mannar Koil for over 30 years, Kulasekara Azhvaar undertook daily pooja of Lord Rama, who was his abhisheka deity, and finally attained moksham at this place. To this day, one finds the idols of this Abhisheka moorthy at this temple.[citation needed]
In recognition of his efforts here at Mannar Koil, this temple has come to be known as Kulasekara Perumal Koil, the only historical Perumal koil to be directly named as an Azhvaar Perumal koil.
One also finds the Kulasekara Azhvaar Sannidhi with the Holy Flag Post (Kodi Maram) dedicated to him, a speciality (for Azhvaars) not seen in any other perumal koil.
Incidentally, Vibheeshana, had also been drawn in to Lord Vedanarayanan of Mannar Koil. - Kulasekara Azhvaar Perumal - 654
Historical Inscriptions
At the Rajagopalaswamy Kulasekara Perumal koil, one finds several inscriptions relating to significant contributions made by rulers dating back to the Chozha and Chera period.
There are also interesting inscriptions on the floor of the temple right at the entrance.
This is the birth of Vaadhi Kesari Azhvagiya Manavala Jeer who provided detailed vyakanam(explanation/description) of Divya Prabandham known as ‘Panniraayira Padi’
Kaisika Puranam Event at Mannar Koil
An interesting development and a very positive one for Mannar Koil is that the pre event practice session of Kaisika Puranam for the Thirukurungudi Kaisika Ekadesi event will be held here next Saturday 21 November 2009.
See also
- Ambasamudram, an ancient temple town
- Brahmadesam, an ancient temple town
- Thiruppudaimarudur, an ancient temple town
- Veeravanallur, an ancient temple town
References
- ^ Welcome to Ambasamudram Municipality Archived 2010-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 February 2020.