Arulmiku Pundarikadsan Perumal Thirukoil Tiruvellarai
Lord Purusottaman, who protects the forest, is blessed with the name of Lord Narayanan Pundarikadsan. The temple is about 1500 years old. 4th Divyadesam among 108 Vaishnava Divya Desams. Periyalwar. Tirumangaiyazwar performed Mangalasasana by singing Pasuram. Uyyakonda is the shrine where Uyyakonda was incarnated. Thus it is a grand shrine containing many glories.
Located in the Chola country, this very ancient Divyadesa shrine is situated on a hill made of white rocks. It is said that it got the name Tiruvellarai because of it. It is very grand with a high wall made of white stones. The temple is built in the system.
It appears to have been built in such a structure tens of thousands of years ago. To confirm this, Periyazwar who performed Mangalasasana with 11 pasuras clearly sang on this shrine.
History
Once when the devotee of Tirumal in southern India, CP Chakraborty came here with his troops, a white pig appeared in front of them and gave them great trouble.
When the soldiers could not catch the pig, Chakraborty himself went to catch it. The pig also hid in a bush on the hill without being caught by him.
While the king was going around the hill to catch this, he saw sage Markandeya doing severe penance in a cave and he explains what happened to him.
By his Yogic Power the sage then come to know that it was Thirumal who had come in the form of a Vara (pig). Then both of them together did penance for a long time to see the vision of the Lord. The Lord was moved by their penance and blessed them with the sight along with thirumagazh Thayar. Pundarikadsan is the name given to the lord of this place. Senbhagavalli is the patronymic of the thirumagazh Thayar.
To visit Pundarikatsa Perumal one must Pass the eighteen steps. These refer to the eighteen chapters of the Gita. The next tower gate has four steps. These refer to the four Vedas. The five steps crossed after worshiping the altar represent the Panchabhutas. There are two entrances to this temple. The first route is open from Aadi to Margazhi. This is called Dakshinayanam. The second route is open from Tai to Ani. This is called Uttarayanam.
Out of the twelve azhwars, Periyazwar is one of the special ones where he has performed Mangalasasana with more than 10 songs. Lord Brahma, Garuda, Shiva, Markandeya are the lords of this place. It is special that CB Chakraborty has been worshipped. Another highlight of this thalam is that Uyyakondan is the place where Uyyakond engalaalvaar was incarnated. One of the twelve Azhwars, Thirumangaiyazhwar has praised Lord Tiruvellarai by singing the merits and glories of his many avatars. Thirumangaiyazhwar song ranked fifty-fifth and third in the Periya Thirumozhi region.
Thala Vritsam Vilvam, Thala Theertha, Divya Theertham,Ganda Theertha, Seera Theertha, Kusakatti Theertha, Chakra Theertha, Padma Theertha, Varaha Manikarnika Theertha.
Remedy : It is believed that those who are not blessed with children will be blessed with children if they bathe in the theertha here on Sundays in the month of Karthikai and worship Perumal.
Darshan Timings 07:00 AM to 01:00 PM 04:00 PM to 08:00 PM Transport Facility Located 20Kms on the road from Trichy to Thuraiyur. There are many buses from Trichy Chatram Bus Stand.