Thiru Neeragam is traditionally enumerated as number 66 among the 108 Divya Desams — the sacred abodes of Sri Maha Vishnu sung by the Alvars.
In the second prakaram of the Ulagalanda Perumal temple, there is a beautiful 16 pillared mandapam. Behind the mandapam, we have the shrine of Neeragathan, also known as Lord Jagadeesvara Perumal. He is seen under a Jagadeeswara vimana, in a standing posture, facing east. The Lord here is said to have given darshan to Markandeya maharishi. Markandeya Rishi did penance on the banks of Badra Nadhi and wanted to see the Pralaya sight. God
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with his Maya re-created the Pralaya scene with Himself as a small child sitting in the midst of that Pralayam on a Banyan leaf. Neeragam is the place where God gave his darshan to the Rishi. But the shrine is very small. It has only the utsavar. We have no authentic information as to why there is no Moolavar and where the original temple is. The consort here is called Nilamangai Nachiar.
In the third prakaram of the Ulagalanda Perumal temple, we have the third divya desam viz. Karagam. In this shrine, the Lord is known as Karunakara Perumal. He is seen in a standing posture facing south under Ramya Vimana. In this place He gave darshan to Niketana rishi. His consort is known as Padmamani Thayar.
The Karvannam divya desam shrine is also situated in one of the prakaras of Ulagalanda Perumal. The Karvana Perumal is also known as Navaneeta Chora. He dwells under Pushpaka Vimana in a standing posture, facing west. He is said to have given darshan in this form to Parvati, Mahabali and Asvatthama. The consort is known as Komalavalli Thayar.
On a stone erected in the varanda which goes round
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