Neelamugil-Vannan at Thiruneermalai

Temple features:
Name of this place	Thiruneer-malai
Deity in sanctum	Neervannal (east facing standing pose)
Consort of Vishnu in sanctum	Aanima-malar-mangai These two sanctums are located at foothill
Sanctum in the Hill top temple	Santha-Narasimhan east facing sitting pose holding devi on his chest
Sanctum II in Hill top temple	Ranganadhan lying pose
Sanctum III in Hill top temple	Thiru-Vikraman Standing pose
Holi tanks	Manikarnika Theertham, Ksheera Pushkarini, Karunya Pushkarini, Siddha Pushkarini and Swarna Pushkarini
Devotees who have seen the god here	Sage Valmeeki and Thondaiman
Devotional song sung on the deity by	Thirumangai alzhwar and Boothat-alzhwar
Legend: Bramanda purana and other scriptural notes say that this place was called 'Kandavanam' and the hill was named 'Dhoyatri'. They also say these deities are "Swayam Vyaktha Moorthy" meaning all these deities are self incarnated. When the sage Thiru Mangai alzhwar visited this shrine it was sorrounded by water. Hence the name "Thiru-neer-malai was given to it. ( "neer" means water in tamil.) It is said this is one among the 8 moksha-sthalams. The other seven are SriRangam, Sri Mushnam Thirupathi, Saligramam, ; Naimicharinyam Pushkaram Narayana-puram The legend holds that a demon called Vanasuran who had 1000 hands, imprisoned prince Aniruddhan. Lord krishna went to the help of the prince. But vanasuran and his soldiers gave a stiff fight to Krishna. The lord annihilated all the soldiers and was in the process of cutting off all the hands of Vanasura and kill him . The demon was an ardent devotee of Lord Siva and ardently prayed to the Lord. Heading to the prayers Siva pleaded with Krishna to spare the life of the demon. Accordingly Krishna desisted from killing the Asura and also spared his 4 hands. Vanasura became ashamed of himself for fighting with the Lord almighty. Like four "Vedas" his four hands were raised in obeisance. Like the water body protecting the boundaries of the hill temple he prayed Lord Krishna should surround him with his benign protection.   Om Narayanaya Namaha   Locaton   This temple is located at  Thiru-neermalai 7 km from  Chennai in Tamil Nadu. Buses, Private limousines and Govt Tourism bus facilities are available                                                                         Home