Uraiyur

This temple is 7kms from Srirangam and it is also one of the divyadesham (Cholanadu) .

It’s the birth place of Thiru Parthanpalli alwar .

The only temple Thayar facing North .

The moolavar name is Azhaghiya manavalan
Thayar name is kamavalli
Thirumangai alwar and Kulasekara alwar has sung praising this Lord.

The story
The Chozha King Nanda Chozhan had been childless. Pleased with his prayers , Lord Ranganathar asked Goddess Lakshmi to be born as the King’s daughter at Uraiyur . Being born out of the Lotus , the Goddess here is called Kamalavalli Nachiyar [Kamala means Lotus] . As years went by , Kamalavalli grew into a beautiful young girl. One day while she was out with her friends , her eyes fell on a handsome young man and instantly she fell in love with him. The man was none other than Lord Ranganathar of Srirangam .

King Nanda Chozhan was in a fix as his daughter had fallen in love with the man , who had blessed the king with the child . Once again , the Lord accepted the king’s prayers and accepted her as his bride . Delighted at this , King Nanda Chozhan built a temple at Uraiyur to celebrate the (home) coming of Lord Ranganatha to Uraiyur to take the hand of his daughter .