Vaithamanidhi Perumal Temple, Nazareth
Facts and practical information
Vaithamanidhi Permual Temple is one of the nine Nava Tirupathi, the Hindu temples dedicated to Vishnu. It is located on the Tiruchendur–Tirunelveli route in Tamil Nadu, India, on the southern bank of the Thamiraparani River, 4 km from Alwarthirunagari. It is the eighth temple of Nava Tirupathi, and is named after Mars and also called Kuberasthalam. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Divya Prabandha, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhwar saints from the 6th–9th centuries AD. It is one of the 108 Divyadesam dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Vaithamanidhi Perumal and his consort Lakshmi as Kolurvalli. ()
Vaithamanidhi Perumal Temple – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Krishnapuram Venkatachalapathy temple, Thirupuliyangudi Perumal Temple, Srivaikuntanathan Permual temple, Irattai Thiruppathy.