Thiru Varagunamangai Vijayaasana Perumal Temple
Thiru Varagunamangai Vijayaasana Perumal Temple is also called as Thiru Varagunamangai Perumal temple is located 1km in the east of Srivaikuntam at the place called Natham, Tiruchendur-Tirunelveli route of Tamil Nadu. This temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and also one of the 108 Divya Desam Temples. Thiru Varagunamangai Sri Vijayaasana Perumal Temple is also one of the Nava Tirupathi Temples. Nava Tirupathi Temples is a set of nine temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu, located on the either sides of Thamiraparani River in Tiruchendur to Tirunelveli route in the state of Tamilnadu, India.
The Nava Tirupathi is considered as Navagraha (the nine planets) Temples. Devotees worship in these temples to relieve from the adverse effects of the planets in their life. The Nava Tirupathi temples are headed by ‘Lord Perumal’ (‘Lord Vishnu’) hence there are no separate Navagraha shrine present in these temples. The Nava Tirupathi temples are classified as “Divya Desams”, the 108 temples of Lord Vishnu which are admired by the 12 Azhwars. The Vimanam (temple tower) of this temple is called Varagunamangai Viamanam.
Festivals
Garuda Sevai festival – May or June
Vaikundha Ekadashi – December or January
By Road
There are regular buses to Thanjavur, Kanniyakumari, Chennai, Madurai, Salem, Palani, Puducherry, Coimbatore, Kodaikanal and Tirupathi. Buses are also available to destinations in Karnataka and Kerala. The city also has an efficient local bus transportation system both government-operated as well as private.
By Train
Madurai Railway Junction, one of the largest Railway Stations is the nearest one. There are frequent trains to Chennai, Coimbatore, Thanjavur, Karaikal, Chidambaram, Tirupathi, Tuticorin, Tenkasi, Quilon, Rameswaram, Bangalore, Mysore, Kochi, Kanyakumari, Mangalore, Kolkata, and Guwahati.
By Air
The nearest airport is Madurai International Airport. There are regular flights to Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore.