Sri Ulagalanda Perumal temple - 4 Diva desam perumal located under one temple.

Tiru Neeragam -   Jagadeesa Perumal  - 48th Divadesam

Moolavar : Tiru Neeragathan Urchavar : Jagadeesa Perumal Amman / Thayar : Nila Mangai Valli Thala Virutcham : - Theertham : Akrura Theertham Agamam / Pooja : Old year : 1000-2000 years old Historical Name : Tiru Neeragam City : Tiru Neeragam District : Kanchipuram State : Tamil Nadu

Tirukarakam  - Karunakara Perumal - 53th Divadesam

Moolavar : Karunakara Perumal Urchavar : Jagadesa Perumal Amman / Thayar : Padmamani Nachiar Thala Virutcham : - Theertham : Akraya Theertham Agamam / Pooja : Old year : 1000-2000 years old Historical Name : Tirukarakam City : Tirukarakam District : Kanchipuram State : Tamil Nadu

 

Tiru Ooragam -  Trivikrama Perumal - 51th Divadesam

Moolavar : Ulagalanda Perumal, Trivikrama Perumal Urchavar : Peragathan Amman / Thayar : Amudavalli Nachiar, Aaranavalli, Amudavalli Thala Virutcham : - Theertham : Naga Theertham Agamam / Pooja : - Old year : 1000-2000 years old Historical Name : Tiru Ooragam City : Tiru Ooragam District : Kanchipuram State : Tamil Nadu

Tirukarvaanam  - Karvaana Perumal, Kalvar Perumal – 54th Divadesam

Moolavar : Karvaana Perumal, Kalvar Perumal Urchavar : - Amman / Thayar : Kamalavalli Nachiar Thala Virutcham : - Theertham : Gauri Theertham Agamam / Pooja : Old year : 1000-2000 years old Historical Name : Tirukarvaanam City : Tirukarvaanam District : Kanchipuram State : Tamil Nadu

Singers

This is the one of the four Lord Vishnu temple within one temple each ranking among the 108 Divyadesas of Perumal.  This is also mentioned in the Mangalasasanam hymn of Saint Tirumangai Azhwar as in his hymn for the other three temples.  That the shrine is praised also by Saint Tirumazhisai Azhwar is an added importance.

Festival

Vaikunda Ekadasi is grandly celebrated in the temple in Margazhi covering December-January.

Temple's Speciality:

The temple has the reputation of being one among he 108 Divyadesas of Perumal. Perumal graces with His right leg pressed on the ground while the left is scaling up.

Opening Time:

The temple is open from 7.00 a.m. to 12.00 a.m. and from 4.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.

Address

Sri Ulagalanda Perumal Temple, Kancheepuram – 631 502.

Phone

+91- 94435 97107, 98943 88279

General Information

Perumal blesses the devotees facing west in His Trivikrama form scaling the three worlds – Ulagalanda Form.  Emperor Mahabali and Adisesha the divine serpent had worshipped Perumal in this temple

Prayers

People pray to shed their qualities of arrogance and seeking child boon.

Thanks giving

Realizing their wishes, devotees perform Tirumanjanam to Perumal with porridge (Payasam) for Nivedhana.

Greatness Of Temple:

This is one of the 108 Divyadesas of Perumal named Kaarvaanam located within the Ulagalanda Perumal temple.  The other three temples within this temple are Tiru Ooragam, Tiru Karagam and Tiru Neeragam.  This is indeed a wonder in the temple history of India that four temples are under one roof.  It is said that except Tiru Ooragam, other temple were separately elsewhere and were brought together at a later stage.  

It is also noteworthy that Saint Tirumangai Azhwar had sung his Mangalasasanam hymn in one verse covering all the temples.   Of the 108 Divyadesas, this is a temple so huge in size.  Sri Adisesha is considered very powerful granting desired boons to the devotees if they pray wholeheartedly.  Devotees perform Tirumanjanam to Adisesha with porridge-payasam as nivedhana for child boon.

Temple History

Emperor Mahabali though belonging to Asura-demon community was a good natured person, a descendent of devout Prahlada for whom Perumal took the Narasimha Avtar.  He was equal only to himself in charity but was proud of this quality.  Pride is a vice that destroys all the best in a person.  In order to teach him a lesson, Lord Perumal came to him as a dwarf and sought three feet of land.  Replying, Mahabali said that what he could do with just three feet of land with His dwarf feet.  Mahabali’s Guru Shukra understood that the visitor was but Lord Vishnu with a motive and advised the king to deny the request of the dwarf.  Mahabali decided to offer the dwarf’s demand as he thought he would lose the benefit of his earlier charities if he now denies the dwarf of his wish.  He offered 3 feet land without reluctance.

Perumal grew tall, taller and tallest and covered the whole earth by one foot and the world below-padala by the second and asked Mahabali the space for the third foot.  Mahabali had no hesitation to say that he had his head for the third foot and offered it without any atom of hesitation.  Lord pushed him down to Paadala Loka, the world beneath the Earth.  He only felt said that as he had missed the darshan of the Lord scaling the world.

He set himself into severe penance on Lord Vishnu seeking this darshan.  Though he succeeded in getting the darshan, as he was in Padala Loka, the darshan was not complete.  He again continued his demand.  Lord gave him the whole darshan in the form of Adi Sesha.  That is the place now known as Tiru Ooragam.  This temple is on the left of the sanctum sanctorum of Ulagalanda Perumal. 

Location : The temple is on the way to Sri Kamakshi Amman Temple from the bus stand.
Near By Railway Station : Kancheepuram
Near By Airport :   Chennai