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Prominence
of
the
Shrine
: At
the
sanctum
sanctorum,
Azhagiya
Manavala
Perumal
and
Kamalavalli
Thayar
appear
in
the
wedded,
standing
posture.
As
Lord
Ranganathar
himself
incarnated
as
the
Perumal
and
married
the
Thayar,
here
the
deities
face
the
north,
in
the
direction
of
Ranganathar
(Sri
Rangam).
Worshipping
here
on
the
day
of
Aayilyam
is
believed
to
remove
obstacles
for
marriage.
Thayar
is
the
main
deity
here,
and
as
such,
the
e
temple
is
also
called
‘Nachiar
Kovil’.
At
the
moolasthanam
Thayar
alone
appear
as
Urchavar.
Generally
kumkum
is
offered
as
Prasad
in
Perumal
temples.
Here
sandal
paste
is
offered
as
Prasad.
Only
black
pepper
(and
not
red
chillies)
is
used
to
prepare
food
offerings
to
Thayar.
Temple
History
: Nanga
Chola
king,
a
devotee
of
Lord
Ranganathar,
was
ruling
over
this
region.
Having
no
children,
he
worshipped
to
the
Lord
Vishnu.
Lord
Vishnu
to
fulfil
his
devotee’s
wish
have
sent
Maha
Lakshmi
(the
Goddess
of
prosperity
&
his
consort)
as
the
daughter
to
the
king.
One
day,
while
hunting,
the
king
saw
a
baby
lying
on
a
lotus
in
a
pond.
Believing
to
be
the
gift
of
God,
he
christened
her
Kamala
valli
(kamalam
-
lotus)
and
brought
her
up.
One
day
while
she
was
playing
with
her
friends
in
a
garden,
she
happened
to
see
Lord
Ranganathar
riding
a
horse.
The
Lord
appeared
in
the
dream
of
the
king
asked
Kamalavalli
to
be
married
to
him.
The
king
took
her
to
Srirangam,
where
is
believed
to
have
united
with
Lord
Ranganathar.
Soon
the
king
raised
a
dedicated
temple
for
kamala
valli
at
Woraiyur.
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