Thirupperai is traditionally enumerated as number 55 among the 108 Divya Desams — the sacred abodes of Sri Maha Vishnu sung by the Alvars.
"NT one of the 18 Pandya Nady ௩ This Divya Dosam Is O° West Ramnad District, It Г desams. This divya desam 18 d Bivakasl ர is on the bus route between Virudhunagar Sivakasi. The story, relating to this divya desam is mentioned in Brahmandapurangy, in eight adhyayams. The Moolavar 2 Thiruthanpa) Appan. This is the name given to Bim"y te Alvar. The Moolavar is.seen along with Sri Devi, Bhoo Devi and Neal, Devi. He is seen in a standing posture facing east. He is also known as Nindra Narayanan i.e. Narayanan who is seen in а standing pose or Sthitha Narayanan. The Thayar is known as Sengamala Nachiar as also Anna Nayagi. A peculiar feature of this place is that the Thayar is seen in a standing posture. Mostly whenever there is a thani Nachiar i.e. a separate shrine for the Goddess, the Goddess is invariably seen in a sitting posture, But here the Goddess is seen in a standing posture facing east, One hand is hanging by the side and one hand has an abhaya mudra. The Goddess is considered to be very powerful. Many devotees have their wishes fulfilled by praying sincerely to this Goddess, The vimanam is known as Soma Sandha Vimanam. The temple as well as the God is located on a small hillock. The hill is known as Thanga Malai. There'are four tanks in this place viz. Papanasini which is in front of the temple. To the east of the town there is a Baskara theertham, Sanga theertham and Padma theertham, About two miles north on the Virudhunagar bus route, one comes across Arjuna Nadhi ie. Arjuna river. This is also regarded as one of the theerthams of this place. God appeared before Sri Devi, Pururavas, Bana the asura, Lord Siva, Muruga, Markandeya, Brighu Maharishi and a tiger. The | place is known as Thiruthangal, Thiruthangalur and Sripuram. There is even an old Tamil proverb associated with.the name 0 this Divya Desam. In Tamil it reads as follows:
That is to say if one visits Thiruthangal, there will be ?? rebirth in this world.
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Another unique feature of this tem Garuda. Opposite to the Perumal Sannidhi the figure of Peri Thiruvadi can be seen. The figure of Garuda is in an. He is seen holding the Amudha Kalasam in his right hand. The left hand is seen holding a snake. Two other hands are seen in an anjali pose i.e. hands are folded. Thus, Garuda has got four hands in this place.
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