Tiruvelukkai
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The Tiruvelukkai Divya Desam is one among the 108 Divya Desams (temple)?
- Location : Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India
- Perumaal (God) : Azhagiyasingar (Narasimhar)
- Thaayaar (Goddess): Velukkaivalli (Amritavalli)
- Theertham : Kanaka Saras
- Paasuram : ThirumangaiAzhwar, PeyAzhwar
- Vimaanam : Kanaka Vimanam
[edit] About the Temple
The Moolavar here is Azhagiyasingar or Mukunda Nayakar in a standing posture facing East, while the Thaayaar here is Velukkaivalli or Amritavalli. This Temple has a three tiered rajagopuram and a single prakaram. There are also shrines to Aandaal and the Azhwars.
[edit] Legend
It is believed that Narasimhar while in his Hastisaila cave (the Attigiri sanctum hill in the Varadharaja Perumaal Temple, with the cave shrine to Narasimhar), manifested himself yet again as Narasimhar, and proceeded westward to banish the asura demons from the vicinity, where he stood in the posture of Yoga Narasimha, in what is known now as Thiruvelukkai. The word Vel means desire; since Narasimha, out of desire for this place, resided here, this shrine is known as Thiruvelukkai. Legend also has it that Bhrigu muni was blessed with a vision of Narasimha at this shrine.
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