About Temple

The famous Savirajaperumal Temple is located in Thirukkannapuram, Nagai District. The Vaishnava revisions made by Mangalasasana by the Alvars are called Divyadesa. They are 108 Vaishnava Tirupatis. There are 40 divine nations in Chola country. . This kshetram is also known as pancha krishna kshetram (five abodes of Krishna). Including this Thirukannapuram, others are, Thirukkannankudi,ThirukkannaMangai,Kabistalam and Thirukovilur his sacred mandiram consists of eight syllables and here Sriman Narayanan is said to live in each syllable and hence this place is also called Srimanth asthakshara Maha Manthira Siddhi Kshetram View