History and tradition
- Period
- Built by Cholas.
- Architecture
- Dravidian architecture
- First attested
- 7th century
Hymn
The pasuram is not yet recorded.
Theertham
- கல்யாண தீர்த்தம், சூர்ய புஷ்கரணி · Temple tank
Vaishnava temple
Thirukoḻi
உறையூர் அழகிய
Thirukoḻi, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, India
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Overview
Vishnu as Aḻagiya Manavala
Consort Kamalavalli Nachiyar
Vaishnava temple
Legend of Nachiyar's marriage to Azhagiya Manavalar|thumb|200px|left As per Hindu legend, the god Vishnu was pleased by the worship of the childless Chola king Nanda Chola. He blessed the king with a child that was an incarnate of Lakshmi, his consort. The king found the child in a 1000 petal lotus tank while hunting in a forest. Since the child was born out of lotus, she was named Kamalavalli by the king. Time came when Kamalavalli fell in love with Vishnu in the form of Ranganatha, the presiding deity of Srirangam Ranganathaswamy temple. The Chola king readily got her married to Ranganatha, who appeared here as the groom. Since Vishnu appeared as Azhagiya Manavalan, meaning a beautiful groom, the temple built here is called Azhagiya Manavalan Temple. The event is celebrated as Serthi Sevai festival every year. As per another legend, a fowl (called kozhi in Tamil) and an elephant fought at this place, with the fowl victorious. Since the fowl won, the place came to be known as Kozhiyur. It has another name Nichulapuri. The temple is also believed to be the place where King Ravivarmaraja worshiped the presiding deity.
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Sources
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