Alagar Kovil · Tamil Nadu
Arulmigu Kallazhagar / Sundararaja Perumal Temple (Azhagar Kovil / Thirumaliruncholai) — Alagar Hills, Madurai District, Tamil Nadu
Sri Kallazhagar / Sundararaja Perumal / Paramaswamy / Malaiyappan — included in the 108 Divya Desams (Pandya Nadu region); the elder brother of Goddess Meenakshi (Madurai); the tradition of his 21-km journey to Madurai and descent into the Vaigai river on Chitra Pournami
अन्य नाम: Kallazhagar · Azhagar · Sundararaja Perumal · Thirumaliruncholai Perumal · Paramaswamy · Malaiyappan
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Sri Kallazhagar / Sundararaja Perumal — Vishnu in a standing form, east-facing; flanked by Sridevi and Bhudevi; utsavar Sundararajar is depicted with the Panchayudha (Shankha-Chakra-Sword-Bow-Gada); the consort thayar is Thirumagal / Sundaravalli Thayar
Standing east-facing Vishnu; the name 'Kallazhagar' = 'Kallar (thief) + Azhagar (beautiful one)' = 'the beautiful thief who steals hearts' (alternative tradition: derived from the Kallar community); the gold vimana was made by Sundara Pandya
सम्प्रदाय: Sri Vaishnava — sung in the Divya Prabandham; 6 Alvars sang here: Nammalvar (46) + Periyalvar (34) + Thirumangai Alvar (22) + Andal (11) + Bhutathalvar (3) + Peyalvar (1) = 128 pasurams total — among the most-sung Divya Desams together with Srirangam (247), Tirumala (202) and Thirukannapuram (128)
Goddess Meenakshi (Madurai) sent her elder brother Kallazhagar a wedding invitation for her marriage to Sundareshwarar (Shiva). Kallazhagar walked the 21 km to Madurai but arrived after the wedding had concluded. Displeased, he refused to enter Madurai city and turned back at the Vaigai river — mounting his golden horse vahanam he entered the river and blessed the couple from the water; he then returned to Alagar Kovil.
The Vaigai descent also commemorates the lifting of Manduka Rishi's (Sage Sutapa's) curse at Noopura Ganga / Vegavati.
'Thirumaliruncholai' Mangalasasanam — sung by 6 Alvars (Nammalvar 46 + Periyalvar 34 + Thirumangai 22 + Andal 11 + Bhutathalvar 3 + Peyalvar 1 = 128 pasurams total)
Andal performed tapasya at Alagar Malai for marriage to Krishna; here Andal is worshipped in a seated form — distinct from every other Divya Desam.
Sage Romasa installed a Narasimha symbol here; the Lord gave darshan and remained permanently as Yoga Narasimha.
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विशेष नियम: Photography forbidden in the garbhagriha; the Pathinettampadi Karuppasamy (18-step guardian) shrine opens only on Aadi Pournami; traditional dress code; the seated Andal shrine is unique
108 Divya Desam (Pandya Nadu); the temple sits at the foothills of Alagar Malai.
2026 — Friday 1 May 2026 (Pournami); Day-8 Golden Horse Vahanam Seva; Tamil Nadu state-declared 10-day festival; hundreds of thousands of devotees.
Sage Romasa-installed Yoga Narasimha cave shrine.
A memorial of Andal's tapasya at Alagar Malai; a seated form distinct from every other Divya Desam.
The 18-step guardian deity; the shrine opens only on Aadi Pournami once a year.
10 days by day + 10 nights; Day-8 Golden Horse Vahanam.
27 April - 6 May 2026; Vaigai-river descent on Friday 1 May 2026; Day-8 Golden Horse Vahanam Seva; commemorates the Meenakshi-kalyana narrative; parallel to the Madurai Chithirai festival (19 April - 5 May 2026); hundreds of thousands of devotees.
10 days by day + 10 nights; Day-8 Golden Horse Vahanam.
The Pathinettampadi Karuppasamy (18-step guardian) shrine opens only on this day.
30-day Thiruppavai pasuram parayan; special at the Andal-tapasya site.
Ekadashi + Vaishnava observances.
'Thirumaliruncholai' Pandya Nadu Divya Desam; sung in 128 pasurams — among the most-sung Divya Desams
स्रोत: Divya Prabandham + Mahavishnu Info
Andal performed tapasya here for marriage to Krishna; the seated Andal form is unique; a marriage-prospects sankalpa tirtha
स्रोत: Mahavishnu Info + Holy Shrines
A Tamil Nadu state-declared 10-day festival; a remembrance of the post-Meenakshi-kalyana narrative; a sankalpa tirtha for family harmony and brother-sister sentiment
स्रोत: Deccan Chronicle + Hindu Blog + Marvel Tours
Sage Romasa-installed Yoga Narasimha cave shrine; a yoga-sadhana sankalpa tirtha
स्रोत: Pilgrimaide + Holy Shrines
The 18-step guardian deity of Alagar Malai; the temple key is placed before him at night; an annual darshan on Aadi Pournami is a rare sankalpa
स्रोत: Astroulagam
Meenakshi Temple (Madurai) + Kallazhagar Temple (Alagar Kovil) — a sister-brother two-tirtha darshan sankalpa
स्रोत: Wikipedia + Storibuzz
The 6th of the 6 Muruga Padaiveedu; ~2.5 km from Alagar Kovil; ~25 km north of Madurai; the original Muruga deity was relocated during Thirumalai Nayak's reign
The Meenakshi-Sundareshwarar tirtha; Kallazhagar's younger sister; a sister-brother two-tirtha
An undiscovered-source spring flowing from the Rakayee Amman sanctum; the Manduka Rishi curse-relief site
The guardian deity of Alagar Malai; the temple key is placed before him at night; annual shrine opening on Aadi Pournami
A memorial of Andal-Krishna marriage tapasya; a seated form distinct from every other Divya Desam
Yoga Narasimha installed by Sage Romasa
World-famous Jallikattu site; on Kallazhagar's Vaigai-yatra route
'Thirumaliruncholai' Pandya Nadu Divya Desam; sung in 128 pasurams
108 मंदिर
Meenakshi (Shakti) + Kallazhagar (Vishnu) — ~21 km from Madurai; the Chitra Pournami narrative core
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Two tirthas on one hill range — a Vaishnava + Shaiva-Kaumaram (Muruga) convergence
2 मंदिर
Alagar Kovil + Meenakshi + Srivilliputhur Andal (80 km) — a southern Tamil Nadu cluster
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