Thiruvali-Thirunagari

Thiruvali - Thirunagari Temples are paired Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu located 10 km away from Sirkali, Tamil Nadu, India and 5 km away from each other. It is one of the "Divya Desams", the 108 temples of Vishnu revered by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars. Unlike other Divyadesams where a single shrine is referred, this pair of temples is referred together in all the 41 paasurams(poems). These temples follow Thenkalai mode of worship.It closely associated with Thirunangur Tirupathis and the birthplace of Thirumangai Alvar.ThiruvaliThe Azhagiyasingar Temple has small west facing shrine. The village is where the consort Sri Kumudavalli naachiyar of Thirumangai Alvar was raised.ThirunagariThis place is the birthplace of Thirumangai Alvar. The Vedarajan temple has a 7-tier rajagopuram and an elevated structure. Unlike other temples where the Temple tree(Kodimaram) faces the main deity, the kodimaram here faces the shrine of Thirumangai Alvar.