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This Divyadesam is inside Ooragathan Temple which is called as Ulagalandha perumal Koil. It is very nearby Kamakshi Amman Temple. The Moolavar of this Sthalam is Sri Neeragathan. He is also named as Jagadeeshwarar. He is found in Nindra thirukkolam facing his thirumugham towards East direction. The Perumal is also called as “Thiru Neeragathan” found along with “Nilamangai valli Thaayar”.
Ulagalantha Perumal Temple, Tamilnadu
In the second prakaram of Thiru Ooragam Ulahalandha Perumal Temple behind the 16 Pillar Mandapam Devotees can worship the Shrine of Thiruneeragam where the ALMIGHTY is Blessing as Neeragathan – Jagadesswara Perumal under Jagadeeswara Vimanam in his standing posture facing east. This is the palce where Markandeya Mahirishi, father in law of Oppiliyappan, once underwent a penance on the banks of River Badhra towards Paranthaman to get his Prathyaksjham as “Aalilai Krishnan” – Child Krishna on the Banyan Leaf. Pleased Paranthaman with his Maya recreated the Pralaya Scene again and provided the Sage his Darshan of Aalilai Krishnan on the flood. Eventhough it is one of the 108 Divyadesams, the Shrine is very small and there is no any clear information about the Temple Vimanam, Gopuram and the Utsava Murthy. Thayar is being worshipped as Nilamangaivalli Nachiyar.
The temple rituals are performed six times a day:
Ushathkalam at 7 a.m.,
Kalasanthi at 8:00 a.m.,
Uchikalam at 12:00 p.m.,
Sayarakshai at 6:00 p.m.
,Irandamkalam at 7:00 p.m. and
Ardha Jamam at 10:00 p.m.
Each ritual has three steps: alangaram (decoration), neivethanam (food offering) and deepa aradanai (waving of lamps) for both Ulagalantha Perumal and Amuthavalli. During the last step of worship, nagaswaram (pipe instrument) and tavil (percussion instrument) are played, religious instructions in the Vedas (sacred text) are recited by priests, and worshippers prostrate themselves in front of the temple mast. There are weekly, monthly and fortnightly rituals performed in the temple.[15] There are two major festivals celebrated in the temple – Brahmotsavam during the Tamil month of Thai (January – February) and Vamana Jayanthi during the Tamil month of Avani (August – September) on Sravanam sta