Thiruparamechura Vinnagaram is traditionally enumerated as number 72 among the 108 Divya Desams — the sacred abodes of Sri Maha Vishnu sung by the Alvars.
Sri Vaikuntaperumal temple is located in Paramesvara Vinnagaram. It is one of the divyadesams of the Vaishnavites. The Lord here is known as Vaikunthaperumal. He dwells under a Mukunda vimana. He is seen in a sitting posture facing west. His consort is known as Vaikunthavalli thayar.
It is said that Virosana maharaja who was ruling Vidarbha desam had no heir. He worshipped Lord Kailasa natha of Kanchi and due to His divine grace, the two dvarapalakas of Lord Vishnu viz., Pallavan and Villavan came down and were born as sons to the King. These two sons of Virosana maharaja did asvamedha yaga. It is said that at that time, Lord Sriman Narayana appeared before them as Sri Vaikunthanatha. The Lord is believed to be giving darshan even today to the people in the very form in which He appeared before His dvarapalakas viz., Pallavan and Villavan.
This temple is an example of the early Dravidian style of architecture. In size, archaeological and architectural importance, it is of the group of Pallava temples, second only to the Kailasanatha temple in Kanchipuram. A very peculiar feature of this temple is the vimana tower which bears a distinct resemblance to the ancient viharas. This vimana has a tier of three shrines, one over the other where we can see Lord Vishnu in three poses. In the
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