வைணவக் கோயில்

உறையூர் அழகிய

Thirukoḻi

உறையூர், திருச்சிராப்பள்ளி மாவட்டம், தமிழ்நாடு, இந்தியா

திவ்ய தேசம்

விவரங்கள் விக்கிமீடியா திட்டங்களிலிருந்தும் வெளியிடப்பட்ட கோயில் ஆதாரங்களிலிருந்தும் தொகுக்கப்பட்டவை. தவறு இருந்தால் திருத்தம் அனுப்புங்கள். திருத்தம் தெரிவிக்கவும்

இந்த விவரம் ஆங்கிலத்தில் உள்ளது.

மேலோட்டம்

மணவாளர்

தாயார் கமலவல்லி நாச்சியார்

வைணவக் கோயில்

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.