Thiruppathisaram
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Thiruppathisaram | |
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  Thiruppathisaram Thiruppathisaram, Tamil Nadu | |
| Coordinates: 8°12′28.4″N 77°27′37.1″E / 8.207889°N 77.460306°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| District | Kanyakumari district |
| Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil language, English language |
| • Speech | Tamil, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone Code | 04652xxxxxx |
| Neighbourhoods | Nagercoil, Vadasery, Thovalai |
Thiruppathisaram is a village in the Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu, the southern Indian state. This village is renowned for the Thiruvazhmarban Temple dedicated (Vishnu).
Thiruppathisaram, also known as Thiruvanparisaram, is to the north-east of Nagercoil in Kanyakumari district, around 3.5 km (2.2 mi) from Nagercoil. The place derives its name from a 5000-year-old temple dedicated to Thiruvazhimarban (Lord in whose heart Thiru - Goddess Padmavati abodes), a form of Vishnu. Thiruppathisaram is part of the 108 Divya Desams and Malayala Nattu Thiruppatigal.
The mother of Nammalvar, a Vaishnavite poet-saint, was born in this village, before 5000 years.[citation needed]
Temple & the Deity
The idol of the chief deity is 9 ft (2.7 m) tall and made of a special element called Katusarkara Yogam (Mustard and Jaggery paste) and no Abhishekam (ritual bathing) is performed to it. The deity has shangu and chakra in the hands and Goddess Mahalakshmi in his chest (ThiruVazhMarbhan). Dashavathara paintings adorn the Indra Kalyana Mandapam of this temple. Other shrines for Garuda, Ganesha, Rama, Vishwaksenar, Nammalvar, and Nataraja are present. There is a temple tank opposite to the temple for taking bath.
The deity had a crown made of Gold and adorned with diamonds and other precious stones. This was stolen and the thief cut it into multiple pieces. The authorities caught the thief and the booty was recovered, but to this day, it is lying in the same state.
