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Dear members:

Pranams!
aDiyEn is giving an attempt to write on Vanamamalai Divya 
Desam. It is aDiyEn's native DD too.

Location
--------
Vanamamalai DD is one of the eight Swayamvyaktha Shetrams. This 
DD is located in Tirunelveli District in the state of Tamilnadu 
in India. This DD is about 45 minutes away from Tirunelveli 
junction. People can reach this DD by means of Road 
Transportation. Buses enroute to Nagarcoil from Trunelveli stop 
in this DD. One can get to Trunelveli by train from Madras. 
This DD can be reached by Bus from Madurai district in 
Tamilnadu.

Facts about this DD
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MOOLAVAR
--------
Moolavar is known as Vanamamalai Perumal. He is also known as 
Vananayagan. He is also called as Thothadri by North Indians. 

Name of this DD
---------------
This DD is popularly known as Vanamamalai, Nanguneri and 
Srivaramangalnagar. Since this DD was surrounded by 4 big 
lakes, the Name Nanguneri came into existance. Since Perumal 
uses Adi Seshan as a Seat here, it is intrepreted as 
Naganai+seri, which became as Nanguneri. The name 
Srivaramangalanagar is attrbuted to the name of the Thayar.
Posture
-------
Moolavar is in the Sitting Posture as in Vaikuntam. He is 
accompanied by SriDevi and BhooDevi Thayar on His sides. Urvasi 
and Tilothamai perform Nitya Kaimkaryam to Perumal here. 

Utsavar
-------
Utsavar is called as Deivanayakan.

Thayar
------
Thayar is known as Srivaramangai Thayar. 

Theertam
-------
The thritam here is known as Setruthamarai Theertam. This 
theertam is belleived to be TiruParkadal itself. 

Vimanam
-------
The name of the Vimanam is Nandavartana Vimanam.

People who enjoyed Perumal's Thotram
------------------------------------
Brahma, Indran, King of Sindhu nadu, Garudan, Urvasi, Tilothamai

Alwar Mangalasasanams
---------------------
Nammalwar has composed 11 pasurams on this Perumal in 
Tiruvaymozhi(5.7)

Important Utsavams
------------------
Chithirai Brahmotsavam, Panguni Brahmotsavam.

Temple Operation
----------------
The temple is under the Administration of Sri.Vanamamalai Mutt. 
The current Acharyan is KALIYAN VANAMAMALAI RAMANUJA JEEYAR 
SWAMI, and He is the 30-th Pitadipathi of this Mutt.

Specialities of Vanamamalai DD
---------------------------------
1. This DD is one of the Eight Swayamvyakta Shetrams. AS 
mentioned before, Perumal is in sitting posture as in 
Vaikuntam. Nammalwar explicitly calls the Perumal as 
Vananayakan in His mangalasasanam.
2. Tiruparkadal has become the Struthamarai here. Becaiuse of 
the combination of Perumal insitting posture, and the presence 
of Tiruparkadal, one can logically experience the Perumal's 
forms of Para, Archa and Vyuha. 
3. Thailakkappu is performed to perumal daily in this DD. There 
is a separate Oil well in this Shetram. It has great medicinal 
value.
4. This temple is the Head Quarters for the Vanamamalai Mutt. 
This was one of the foremost Mutts to be established by Swami 
Manavalamamunigal Himself. Manavalamamunigal called the First 
Jeeyar of this mutt as "Vareer Ponnadikkal Jeeyare". Hence the 
Jeeyar of the Vanamamalai Mutt is considered to be the Padhuka 
of Swami Manavalamamunigal.
5. Every year, during Ippasi Moolam(tamil month, the Jeeyar of 
Vanamamali mutt wears Swami Manavalamamunigal, and gives 
SriPadjha Theertam to everyone.
6. Nammalwar performed Saranagati to Vanamamalai Perumal. This 
is the ONLY DD where Nammalwar's Vigragam can be found on the 
Satari. Nammalwar clearly showed the Visishtadvaita Sittandham 
of Surrender or Saranagati as the only easiest route to 
Tirunadu in the very first pasuram on this Perumal. He started 
with: "Notra Nombilen num arivilen...
In this pasuram, He clearly says that I dont possess any karma, 
Gnana, Bhakti ...Vairagyam;I dont want to leave your feet. 
Hence I surrender to you totally. In another pasuram, He 
invokes Perumal as Vananayakan, and asks Perumal to come to His 
place to perform Saranagati.
The pasuram is "Enamay Nilam Keenda en Appane Kanna..."

aDiyEn would like to continue writing on this DD in next email. 
That email will contain some facts from Puranams on this DD.

please feel free to CORRECT the MISTAKES in the above psoting.

Thanks,

azhwAr emperumAnar jeeyar tiruvadigalE saranam
aDiyEn,
ramanan rAmAnuja dAsan


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