11. SRI THIRUKKAAR VAANAR TEMPLE THIRU KARVANAM

DivyaDesam– Lord Vishnu	One of the DivyaDesamVishnuSthalam
Region	Thondai Naadu
Thondai Naadu	11thVishnuSthalam

HISTORY:

Thiru Karvanam Sri Thirukkaar Vaanar Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located inside the temple premise of Sri Ulagalanda Perumal Kovil, Kanchipuram. Sri Ulagalanda Perumal Kovil has the significance that this temple enshrines three Divya Desams – Thiruneeragam, Thirukkaragam, and Thirukaravanam in its precinct.

The Perumal in this sthalam is Thirukkaar vaanar. Kaar means clouds and Neer means rain (or) water. The God explains to the world that the water in this world is the resemblence of him and the Kaar (the black clouds which gives rain) to the world is also one of his reflection and clouds which is found in the sky is also the reflection.

Without water, the World cannot survive. So, he comes to the World as rain and make all the things to survive.

So, Sriman Narayanan explains that he himself is the black clouds which gives the rain for the humans and all things to survive. So, this perumal is called as "Thirukkaar Vaanakkalvar".

TEMPLE INFORMATION:

Moolavar	Sri Karvannar
Ambal	Sri Kamalavalli
Theertham	Gowri Thadagam Theertham

 BELIEF:

Lord grants all the wishes for devotees.

TEMPLE FESTIVAL:

Vaikunda Ekadasi is grandly celebrated in the temple in tamil.

HOW TO REACH:

3 kms from Kanchipuram Bus Stand. On the way to Kamakshi Amman Temple. This Divyadesam is found inside Ooragathan Temple.

TEMPLE ADDRESS:

Sri Ulagalandha Perumal Thirukkoil,
Thirukkarvaanam,
Kancheepuram,
Tamil Nadu - 631502.

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