Vanamamalai Perumal, Nanguneri

Thenkalai Divya Desam with distinctive oil abhishekam traditions.

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History

Vanamamalai Perumal at Nanguneri is a Thenkalai Divya Desam in southern Tamil Nadu, known for distinctive oil abhishekam. The Vanamamalai matha has steered Sri Vaishnava teaching from this kshetra for centuries.

Legends

• The Lord as Totadri / Vanamamalai is the forest-garlanded Vishnu; oil seva is his special grace in this sampradaya.