Tirukannapuram
Divya Desam 17 of 108 | Region: Chozhanadu
Situated about 6 km from Nannilam and closer to Tiruvarur, Tirukannapuram is one of the illustrious Pancha Krishnaranya Shetrams—the others being Tirukannankudi, Tirukannamangai, Tirukannan Kavithalam, and Tirukovilur.
Divine Highlights:
- Presiding Deity: Neelamegha Perumal (also known as Sowriraja Perumal) in a graceful standing posture
- Thayar: Kannapura Nayaki
- Theertham: Nityapushkarini
- Vimanam: Uthbalavadaka Vimanam
Sacred Legends:
According to legend, Uparisravas, a fishermen king who performed the aswamedha sacrifice, begot a daughter named Padmini. He later offered her in marriage to Lord Vishnu at this very shrine. It is believed that Neelamegha Perumal vanquished a demon called Veekatakshan using His mighty disc, which is why the deity is seen wielding the prayoga chakram. Another cherished tale recounts how the Lord miraculously manifested a growth of hair in the sanctum to protect the words of a devout priest, Rangabhattar, thereby attaining the name Sowrirajan.
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