Thiru Kaarvanam is traditionally enumerated as number 68 among the 108 Divya Desams — the sacred abodes of Sri Maha Vishnu sung by the Alvars.
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 the garbhagriha of the Ulgalanda Perumal temple, there is a record of the Pallava King, Tellarrerinda Nandipottaraiyar (Nandivarman III 864 A.D.) which records a ‘royal grant made, permitting a merchant community to start trading in all articles beginning with karpuram (camphor) and ending with cheruppu (sandals)! Z
To the left of the front entrance to the Ulagalanda Perumal, there is a rcord of Sakalaloka Chakravartin Rajanarayana Sambhuvaraya having expired in 1337 A.D.
Kerala States - T.V.Mahalingam Vol.IIT p.120.
On the southern wall inthe central shrine in the Ulagalanda Perumal temple, there is an inscription in Tamil relating to the reign of the Chola King, Kulothunga Chola I, which records that at the request of his queen, Tribhuvanam Udayal, the king made a tax free gift of the village, Sirichchambakham, after re-naming it as Kampadevinallur after the queen. The earnings from the village were to be utilised for certain festivals and offerings to the God on the birthdays of the king and the queen.?
There is also another inscription on the northern wall of
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