Thiru Vann Purushothamam Temple

Thiru Vann Purushothamam is located in Thirunangur, Tanjore district, Tamil Nadu. It is located 5 miles from Seergazhi. It is dedicated to the Hindu Lord Vishnu. It is one of the 108 divyadesams dedicated to the Hindu lord Vishnu. The temple is also one of the eleven Divyadesams of Thirunangur Tirupathis and is closely associated with Thirumangai Alwar. The temple has been constructed in Dravidian style architecture.

According to legend, Lord Shiva started dancing in fury at Thirunangur after the death of his consort Uma, due to the sacrifice of Daksha. Each time a lock of his hair fell and touched the ground, eleven other forms of Lord Shiva would appear. The Gods were worried that if this continued, entire earth and all their creations would be destroyed. They prayed to lord Vishnu to help. Lord Vishnu listened to them and appeared before Lord Shiva. On seing Vishnu, Lord Shiva’s anger was appeased. But to counteract the eleven forms of him that had been created, he asked lord Vishnu to also appear in eleven forms. The eleven forms in which Lord Vishnu appeared in Thirunangur were all in different places. Those eleven places in thirunangur are where the eleven temples are located.