Sri Vengdajalpathi Perumal Temple Kuppalnatham

Sri vengdajalpathi perumal Kovil kuppalnatham
Sri vengdajalpathi perumal Kovil kuppalnatham
குப்பல்நத்தம் ஸ்ரீ வெங்கடாஜலபதி பெருமாள் கோவில்
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Madurai
Deity	vengdajalpathi perumal ( visnu )
Festivals	Chithirai thiruvilla ,vaikuta ekathesi
Governing body	Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department
Features	Tower: Dravidian architecture; Temple tank: Perumal Kovil lake (ஊரணி);
Location
Location	Kuppalnatham
State	Tamil Nadu
Country	India
Architecture
Type	Dravidian architecture
Specifications
Direction of façade	North
Length	---
Width	---
Height (max)	---
Inscriptions	2
Materials	Stone

Sri Vengdajalpathi Perumal Temple is located in Kuppalnatham Village, Peraiyur taluk, Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India. The temple was 400 years old and built in the period of thirumalai nayakar . It houses the shrines ofvengdajalpathi, Arulmigu Sridevi and Bhudevi.

The temple has the shrines of Venkatajalapathi, Arulmiku Sridevi and Bhudevi. The temple is classified as a principal temple under the control of the Hindu Charities Department. Proceedings are administered by the Administrator pending litigation.

Festival

kuppalnatham Chithirai thiruvilla :

Sri Venkatajalapathi Perumal, who resided in this temple, descends on the Chitra Poornami day in a white horse vehicle in the Srikallagar Thirukolam . On k Paramanpatti village near Poigai malai river sri kallagar Chithirai thiruvilla was grandly celebrated , on the day of festival more than 18 villages gathered in the river to celebrate the festival.

The festival is celebrated in Kupalnatham k. Andipatti ,k. Paramanpatti villages and three more mandapadis namely Thantraiyar (Kuppalnatham Thantrayaan Temple Hall) Sedapatti (Sedapattiyar Mandapam). Malayapar (Mountain Perumal Temple Hall) Samanar Temple Hall, Mettanur Kallupatti (Kallupatiyar Mandapam). Chinnakattalai (Commander Hall) S. Chennampatti, (Chennampattiyar Mandapam). The festival that unites the people of different villages...

History of temple

Sri vengdajalpathi perumal temple was built in the period of thirumalai nayakar on kuppalnatham village near small lake and the temple was 400 years old .

References