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CNDD014, DD014 - thirunaraiyur nambi along with sree vanjuLavalli thAyAr(mother) temple,nAchchiyAr kOyil is 14th dhivya dhEsam temple located in chOzha nAdu(dynasty).AvrT - avathAra means birth place of sree vanjuLvalli.PT marriage- thirunaraiyoor is a parikAra temple for the harmonization of married couples, since mahAlakshmi married the lord here.PT Wealth - parikAra, means curing, temple to worship for those who wants to become rich, since here sree mahAlakshmi administrating will give all of our wishes.MukT - one of the 12 mukthi sthalams.PT chathru vinAsanam - temple to worship to wipe out the enemies,here sree chakrA is in prayOga ready to attack) pose.HRRT - Temple to worship for Hindu religious renaissance, lord sree vishnu as a guru to sreemanggai aazhwAr gave vaishnava muthras(marks) and accept him as vaishnavist. PT nAgadhOsham - parikAra,means curing, temple for nAgadhOsham in jAthakA,sree garudA here with enourmous powers to rectify all dhoshams like nAgadhOsham.KyWT - kaliyuga wonderous temples,here stone of sree garudA's weight will increase in doulbed, its very much visible every year.MdKT - one of the mAdak kovil temple built by the great saivist king sree kOtchengat chOzhA.
vimAnam - srinivAsa vimAnam:manimutha,sangarshna,aniruhhd
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Location: thirunarayoor is about 10kms on the way to thiruvaaroor to kumbakONam. thirunaraiyoor thEvEra temple, iraamanAtha swAmy (mangaLa saneeswaran) temples are near by. It is to note thirunaraiyur temple is different from thirunAraiyoor thEvAra temple near kaattu mannaar kovil.

Main deity: Thiru nariyur nambi, Srinivasa Perumal in standing posture. Consort Vanjulavalli Thayar in bride posture.
Theertham: Mani mutha theertham
Significances:
• One of the 108 Divya desams
• This is one of the few Divya Desams where Goddess has prominence over the Lord. The others are Srivilliputhur, Woraiyur and Thiruvellarai. While Srivilliputhur is called Naachiyaar Thiru Maaligai, Thiru Naraiyur is called Naachiyar Koil. There is no separate Sannidhi for Goddess and she is always seen together with the Lord. On all occasions, the first rights are reserved for the Nachiyar. Even the food is first served to the Nachiyar and only then to the Naraiyur Nambi. We can see the Lord slightly by the side and the Goddess is the one who has the prominent position inside the sanctum. Even from the entrance of the temple, one gets a glimpse of Vanjulavalli Nachiyar.
• Rishi Medhaavi wanted Goddess to be born as his daughter and undertook penance on the banks of the Manimutha river. Pleased with his penance, Goddess was born under the Vanjula tree and the Rishi brought her up as Vanjula Valli. Both Lord and Nachiyar got married here and they are seen here in a beautiful wedding posture, a unique feature at this Divya Desam.
• Thiru Naraiyur Nambi is the only Divya Desam Lord to have offered the Pancha Samaskaram initiation to anyone. As a mark of initiating the Pancha Samaskaaram on the Azhvaar, Lord Srinivasa is seen leaning forward slightly, quite a unique sight at this temple.
• Thiru Naraiyur Lord is praised as Nambi. Lords of only a few Divya Desams have been praised as Nambi. The most prominent among them is Thiru Kurungkudi. An Achaarya is referred to as Nambi and since Thiru Naraiyur Lord initiated the Pancha Samaskaram to ThiruMangai Mannan, he became the Achaarya of Thiru Mangai Azhvaar.
• Recognising this special initiation of Pancha Samaskaaram, ThiruMangai Azhvaar praised the Lord with over 100 Paasurams, the highest for any temple. The only other Lord that ThiruMangai Azhvaar has praised with a 100 Paasurams was Thiru Kannapuram Sowri Rajan Perumal, where the Lord explained the Thiru Mandhiram to Thirumangai Azhvaar.
• An old Brahmin wanted to see all the Divya Desams. However, he could not visit because of his old age. The old Brahmin prayed before ThiruNaraiyur Nambi, who is said to have given the idols of all the 108 Divya Desam Lords to the Brahmin. This is the only Divya Desam where the idols of all the 108 Divya Desams can be seen.

Kal Garuda (Stone Garuda):

Garuda, the vehicle of the lord, is of special significance at this temple. The story goes that a sculptor who was creating an image of Garuda suddenly found the idol flying after he had made its wings. Shocked at this sudden action, the sculptor threw a stone at Garuda and struck him on the nose. Garuda came falling down and decided to settle here at this place and bless the devotees.
A huge and well built Lord Garuda is seen just next to Lord Srinivasa’s Sannidhi.
During street procession (Margazhi and Panguni), an unbelievable event takes place at the Nachiyar Koil. While only 4 people carry Lord Garuda out of his Sannidhi, as the Lord goes out of each Layer and prakaram, he is said to increase in weight, that 8 people, 16 and then 32 people are required to carry Lord Garuda out of the temple. Finally, when the Lord is taken outside the temple, Garuda increases in weight so much that 128 people are required to carry the Lord. On his way back, it is said that Garuda mount decreases in weight and finally when he is back in the Sannidhi, only 4 people are required to carry him.
Kal Garuda is said to answer the prayers of devotees immediately and remove all Doshams. Childless couples, unmarried women, people with Naaga Dosham etc will also be relieved if they pray to the Kal Garuda at Thiru Naraiyur temple.

Temple:

• Built by the Chola King Ko Chengan, the temple has 16 Gopurams including the 5 tiered Raja Gopuram. Ko Chengan had already built 70 Saivite Temples and this one, the 71st, was his first Vaishnavite temple. Hence, this temple has a lot of resemblance to Saivite temples, in its form and structure. The temple has been built in such a way that one can see the sanctum even from outside the temple premises. With several layers, each comprising of several steps, leading to the sannidhi, the sanctum looks like being atop a hill, on first looks from the temple entrance. Ko Chengan built many temples in this style called ‘Mada koil’ where elephants can not enter (has a legend connection with Thiruvanaikkaval at Trichy).
• This is the only Divya Desam where Lord is seen with a conch and charka in front of his face.
• Another unique feature at this Divya Desam is that the Vimaanam above the Sanctum Sanctum is like a tower.
• This is the only Divya Desam where one finds a 10 feet Brahmma in a standing posture within the sanctum. In other Divya Desams one finds the image of Brahmma on the wall.
• Nachiyar Koil is the beginning of the Krishnaaranya Kshetram. This continues at Thiru Cherai, Thiru Kannamangai and finally ends at Thiru Kannangudi, near Nagapattinam.
Temple timing: 6:30am –12.30pm and 4:30 pm – 8:30 pm

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