thiru chiththirakUdam thiru vayindhirapuram
(Thiruvahindrapuram)
thiru kOvalUr

perumAL mUlavar: dheyvanAyagan
utsavar: dhEvanAthan
thAyAr hEmAmbujavalli
Facing East
Posture Standing
thIrththam garuda nadhi, chandra thIrththam, sEsha thIrththam
vimAnam chandra, suddhasatva
prathyaksham chandran, garudan
Travel
  • By road from Cuddalore.
  • 5 km west of Thiruppadhiripuliyur railway sttaion on Chennai-Trichy mainline.
  • Features
  • Known as Thiru Ahindrapuram, as Adiseshan also known as Ahindran prayed to Perumal here.
  • Hayagreevar sannidhi on top of Aushadhagiri near the temple.
  • Garudan presented Viraja water (Garuda nadhi) and Adiseshan presented Padhala Ganga water (Sesha theerththam) to Perumal here.
  • Swami Desikan meditated here and was blessed by Hayagreevar and Garudan.
  • Vedanta Desikan lived 40 years here. His thirumALigai and the well he constructed can be seen till today.
  • Manavala Mamunigal visited this divyadesam and performed mangalashasanam. There is a sannidhi for him in the maada veedhi.
  • Azhvar Mangalashasanam 10 Pasurams
    Thirumangai Azhvar


    108 Thiruppathi Andhadhi anbaNindha sindhaiyarAy Ayndha malar thUvi
    mun paNindhu nIr emakku mUrththiyarE - enbar
    em ayindhirapuraththArkku inthoNDarAnAr
    thamai indhirapuraththAr thAm


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