Thirukaragam Divya Desam - Karunakara Perumal Temple

• Meditation: I meditate on Sri Karunakara Perumal and Sri Padmamani Nachiyar Thayar in Thirukaragam Divya Desam.

• Greatness: Thirukaragam is a Divya Desam. It is the 52nd Divya Desam and is located in Thondai Nadu. It is situated within the Ulagalanda Perumal Temple of Kanchipuram. There are four Divya Desams within the Ulagalanda Perumal temple of Kanchipuram. They are Thiru Ooragam, Thiruneeragam, Thirukaragam and Thirukarvanam.
- Perumal is in Standing posture facing South.
- Pratyaksham: Niketana Rishi
- Mangalasasanam: Thirumangai Alvar (1 Pasuram)
- Vimanam: Vamana Vimanam, Ramya Vimanam
- Pushkarini: Agraya Teertham

• Puranic Events:

1. Lord Vishnu & sage Niketana: Lord gave darshan to sage Niketana in this Divya Desam.

• Deities:
- Karunakara Perumal: The Image of Sri Karunakara Perumal in Standing posture facing South.
- Padmamani Nachiyar: The Image of Sri Padmamani Nachiyar.

• Sacred Geography:
- Agraya Teertham: Pushkarini of the temple.

• Location: Thirukaragam is located in Kanchipuram in the Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu. This is in Thondai Nadu. The temple can be visited from Kanchipuram (within Kanchipuram city).

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