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22.Thanjai Mamani Koil
                 

History of the temple

 

Neelamegha Perumal or Manikunraperumal or Narasimhar, Sengamalavalli or Ambujavalli

Thanjai Mamani Koil is a set of three adjacent Hindu temples dedicated to Vishnu located in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the Divya Desams, the 108 temples of Vishnu revered by the 12 poet saints called the Alvars.Unlike other Divya Desams where a single shrine is referenced, this set of temples is referred together in all the pasurams (sacred hymns).

The temples are believed to be of significant antiquity with contributions at different times from Medieval Cholas, the Vijayanagara Empire, and Madurai Nayaks. The temples are enshrined within granite walls and the three complex contains all the shrines of the temple.

Vishnu is regarded by adherents to have assumed the form of Varaha the boar to kill three demons named Tanchakan, Tantakan, and Kacamukan. The temples have three daily rituals at various times from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., and twelve

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yearly festivals on its calendar.

The Brhamotsavam festival is the most prominent festival of the temples, celebrated during the three continuous months of Tamil month of Panguni, Chittirai and Vaikasi. The 18 Garuda seva during Vaikasi is another prominent festival in the region. The temples are maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu along with Thanjavur Palace Devasthanam.

 

LOCATION
ADDRESS
TIMING

 

7 AM to 12:00 PM, 5 PM to 7:30 PM

CONTACT

 

 Q4MJ+2FC, Balaganapathy Nagar, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu 613007

Ph: +(91)-4362-272567, +(91)-9362610901