Madhava Perumal Temple

Madhava Perumal Temple at Thiruthevanartthogai is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu, located in Thirunangur near Sirkazhi in Mayiladuthurai District, Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 108 Divya Desams and one of the eleven Thirunangur Tirupathis revered by the Alvar saints. The temple features Dravidian architecture and is noted for its association with Thirumangai Alvar's hymns and the annual Thirunangur Garuda Sevai festival.

Visitors can expect a compact, traditional Dravidian-style temple with a small gopuram, pillared mandapa, and sanctum enshrining Madhava Perumal with Sridevi and Bhudevi. The temple is set in a quiet rural village environment among paddy fields in the Thirunangur cluster. Visitors can have darshan, observe daily pujas, view stone architecture and iconography, and explore the temple courtyard. The atmosphere is peaceful and primarily pilgrimage-focused.

The temple is an ancient Vaishnavite shrine traditionally dated to the early medieval period and associated with Chola patronage with later contributions. It is counted among the 108 Divya Desams and was glorified in the 8th-9th century hymns of Thirumangai Alvar, one of the twelve Alvar saints, confirming its antiquity as a prominent Vishnu temple in the Chola Nadu region.

As one of the Thirunangur Tirupathis, the temple holds high religious importance for Sri Vaishnavas. It is part of the sacred Thirunangur Garuda Sevai festival held annually on the day after Thai Amavasya, when festival deities from all eleven Thirunangur temples are brought together on Garuda vahanas. The presiding deity is worshipped as Madhava Perumal and the goddess as Sengamalavalli Thayar.