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When Kamban wrote his Ramayana, his grand arangetram took place in Srirangam . Though the bhattars of the temple accepted his work he had to take it to the 3000 Brahmins of Chidambaram for their approval. But they told him that they were so busy with their different duties, that they did not have the time to assemble to consider the literary merit of his work.Three months elapsed, but the Brahmins were not able to have a look at Kamban’s work. The Lord then appeared in his dream and asked him to go the cremation ground, where all 3000 were assembled, one early morning and to read his work there. But the Brahmins had gathered there because a child was dead. It was, therefore, hardly the right time to read his work. However as kamban had no choice he asked their permission to read out his magnum opus and was met with criticism for his bad timing. Then, one of the Brahmins there asked Kamban if his work could revive the dead child, which had died of snake bite. Kamban read the verse tha...

In Varaha Puranam, it is said that Lord Varaha Swamy lifted Goddess Bhudevi from the ocean and placed her into the universe. After being rescued, Goddess Bhudevi expresses her concern about people who are still trapped in the cycle of birth and death (samsarasagara). In response, Lord Varaha Swamy assures her that those who follow 'Navavida Bhakti' will be lifted from the ocean of samsara. He proceeds to narrate the story of a devotee in Thirukurungudi, a place in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, where the Lord appears in four forms. The Lord on the hillock is called Malaimel Nambi, and the Lord down the hill appears in three forms: sitting (irunda Nambi), standing (Ninna Nambi), and sleeping (Kidanda Nambi). There lived a devoted Haridas near Thirukungudi, born in a downtrodden family. Every day, he offered songs with his veena as a service to the Lord, and he was affectionately called "Nam Paduvan" or "Our Singer" since his songs were solely dedicat...

During the 20 day Adhyayana Utsavam festival, on the 9th day of rapathu utsavam, perumal adorns the alankaram of komalavalli thayar and she adorns the thirukolam of Sarangapani. The element of surprise is that once adorned, after a while when the temple priests open the curtains to show mangala harathi to the couple, he himself gets confused as to who is really saranagapani and who is really komalavallli of the two present there.                                                            Komalavalli thayar on other days                                                    Sarangapani and komalavalli on other days Sarangapani                       ...

It is a well known story , where Sage Brighu kicked the chest of Vishnu, and Mahalakshmi got angry and went to Kolhapur to do penance as he had kicked the place where she resided in the lord( in his chest). Later on as we know Lord Srinivasa married Padmavathi. Since the lord had married another person, Lakshmi went to the lord to demand an explanation for his actions. As he knew that he couldn't face her, he ran down south and hid underground in kumbakonam. Even to this day, in the prakaram of the Sarangapani temple , one can have a darshanam of the lord Srinivasar, known as patala Srinivasar( since hes's hiding underground or patala).          Patala Srinivasar sannidhi     

Once when Narayana was resting on his divine bed the serpent Sesha, a few devotees came rushing to him asking for him to vanquish the demons who were troubling them on earth, The lord rushed in a hurry to save his devotees, leaving his weapon the sudarshana chakra , the conch panchajanya and his own sandals on the bed Anantha. The disc and the conch felt mortified and insulted that the lord had kept his sandals on the same bed as he had kept these two, not knowing the greatness of these sandals. Hence to make them aware of these sandals, during Rama avataram, when Bharatha was born as the amsha of sudarshana chakra and shatrugna as panchajanya, while leaving to the forest, Bharatha( sudarshana) carried the sandals of the lord on his head and ruled the kingdom with these sandals on the throne as a symbol of Rama ruling. Thus the significance of these pair of sandals came to be known to one and all. Bharatha seen with the sandals of Rama on his head

When people have darshan of Srirangam Thayar, the Pandari Swamy at the sannidhi tells us that the utsavar is Ranganayaki, and the first moolavar Thayar is Sri Devi, and the second moolavar Thayar is Bhudevi. However, there are two moolavars of Sri Devi Thayar in the same sannidhi. The presence of two moolavars is due to historical events during the invasion by Muslim rulers. When the invasion occurred, the original moolavar (located at the back) was hidden by erecting a stone wall to protect the idol from destruction by the invaders. In its place, another moolavar was installed. After 48 years, when the temple was reclaimed and renovated, prayers were offered to the new moolavar since no one knew about the old moolavar. Many people had died fighting against the invaders, while others had left the town, resulting in a lack of knowledge about the original moolavar. After a few years, an aryar realized that there was a stone wall and room behind the new moolavar. He made this discovery w...

Srirangam Utsava Moorthy (Azhagiyamanavalan) is commonly known as "Namperumal." Let's understand why he acquired this name, although he is also referred to as Azhagiyamanavalan. When you observe photos of Srirangam Periya Perumal, you will notice another Utsava Moorthy on the right side, near the Lord's foot (thiruvadi). During the utsavams (festivals), this Utsava deity will be present in the Yagasalai (sacred fire altar). He is known as Thiruvarangamaligayar. In Vaishnava temples, there is usually a smaller Utsava Moorthy referred to as Yagaberar, who oversees the homams (rituals) during the utsava time to ensure they proceed smoothly without any hindrances. However, in this case, Thiruvarangamaligayar is of the same height as Azhagiyamanavalan (Namperumal). During the Islamic invasion of Srirangam in 1323, 12,000 Srivaishnavas sacrificed their lives to protect the temple. Srirangam Periya Perumal was hidden by constructing a stone wall before him. At that time, Swa...