Thiru Anbil

Premapuri its the divya desam for both Vaishnavites and Saivites. nearly 6100 years old.
The Moolavar is Azhagiya Nambi seen in bhujanga sayanam pose facing east. the utsavar is Sundararajan. thayar is Azhagia Valli Nachiyar. Manduka theertham and Kollidam. Taraka Vimanam. Lord appeared to Brahma and Valmiki.
Both Thirumazhisai alwar and Thirugnanasambandar sang in praise of the lord here. Once there was a flood in the river Kaveri as the Sivasthalam lying to the northern bank could not be reached a devotee saint therefore stood on the bank of the river and sang in praise of the Lord. Lord Ganesa on the other bank is said to have strained his neck and tilted his head to listen to the song. the idol is therefore known as Sevi Saitha Vinayakar.
The three rivers Kaveri Savithri and Phalguni rivers are said to have merged here. Also therefore called dakshina Gaya. people perform sraddha here.
 Premepuri is also called Thirumukkudal. The Manduka pushkarini is common to both the Perumal koil and Siva temple.
this is where Kamban composed half a song for Silambi and Avvaivar composed the other half of the song. Kamban for the half the money he requested and Avvaivar in return for the Gruel fed to her. 

Thiru Kapisthalam Krishnaranya Kshetram.

The Moolavar is Gajendra Varadhan. He is seen in bhujanga sayana posture facing east. The Goddess is Ramamani Valli also Potramaraiyal. the Vimanam is Gaganakruti vimanam. the Lord appeared to Anjaneya and Gajendra. the Pushkarini is Gajedra Pushkarini also Kapila Pushkarini. This temple is under the trusteeship of the Moopanars. Moopanarars were known to be poets, scholars and warriors. the place is also known as Kavi sthalam, which got corrupted to Kapisthalam.

Indradyumna a Pandya king who ruled the are was a great vishnu devotee. He once entrusted his kingdom to his ministers and went into the forest to meditate, when he was deep in meditation Agastya muni is said to have come there as he was ignored by Indradyumna he is said to have cursed him to become an elephant. even as elephant he was offering flowers to the idol of Vishnu after a bath in the tank. one such day a crocodile caught him and he prayed to god for help. This story is well known as how God rushed to help Gajendra. this is the very same place where this happened.

Thalaisangu Nan Mathiyam (Thalaichangadu)

Kadu means forest and Sangu means conch. in the olden days beautiful conches used to be sold at Kaveripoompattinam, a sea side town. thalai is importance. Thalai chanku kaadu became Thalaichankadu. There is mention of this place also in Silpadikaram an old tamil work.
The Moolavar is Nan Madiya Perumal, also called Ven Sundar Perumal, seen standing facing east. The utsavar is Vyoma Jyothi Piran also Ven sundar Piran and Loganathan, thayar is Sengamala Valli, Chandra Pushkarini and chandra Vimanam.
Chandra is known in Tamil as Mathi. once upon a time when he was cursed and was waning day by day he grew sad and was bent double with worry this posture is called Naani. Perumal appeared before him and came to be known as Nan Madiya Perumal. the deity has a conch as its pillow.

Thiru Aadanoor. Thirumangai alwar brandishing a sword.

The Moolavar here is known as Andu Alakkum Ayyan. seen in bhujaga sayana pose with his lovely head resting on the Marakkal can said to represent a bushel. He is facing east the Thayar is Kamalavasini and also Bhargavi, Mantrapeeteswari, sri chakra Nivasini. the utsavar thayar is Ranganayaki. surya and chandra Pushkarini. and Pranava Vimanam. god appeared to Kamadhenu, Brighu Maharishi, Agni Bhagvan, and Thirumangai alwar.

In Thiru Aadanoor, Thirumangai alwar has a place within the sanctum sanctorum itself. In very few temples does Thirumangai alwar have a separate shrine for himself. In most temples he is seen with the other alwars  in a mandapam or a niche in the corridor. In Varadaraja Perumal koil in Kanchipuram and at Therezhundur in Tanjore district there are seperate shrines for him. but here in Thiru Aadanoor he is seen in the garbha griha itself and that too brandishing a sword. The story goes that after he spent a lot of time money and effort in renovating the temple at Srirangam he was tired and he spent some time in this village. one day Perumal appeared to him in his dream and said that many who had served him had acquired riches etc but it was rather strange that though he had done so much service to the Lord was not rich. He further said that the next day Thirumangai alwar should go to the banks of Kollidam river and that a person would meet him and confer wealth etc. The next day the alwar along with various others went to the banks of the Kollidam river there they saw a majestic figure standing there with a measuring unit in his hand. On seeing the alwar he gave a bushel full of mud to the alwar. and the moment the Alwar received it it turned to gold. the others watching this also extended their hands to receive their share of the mud. but in their case the mud remained as mud itself. Without realising the significance of what had transpired they rushed on the donor the Perumal in disguise. Thirumangai alwar is said to have brandished his sword to frighten away the disappointed crowd. Hence he is seen here in the Garba griha itself in this attire.

Legend: It is believed that the sage Brigu consecrated the primary deity here. The sage was given a garland by goddess Lakshmi which he gave to Indra. He handed it to his elephant which trampled the garland under his foot. Angered by this act, the sage cursed Indra. Indra sought the pardon of the goddess. Lakshmi said she would be born as Brigu’s daughter and marry the Lord in this place upon witnessing which Indra’s curse would be quashed. According to legend Indra did so and his curse was eliminated. It is widely believed that ThirumangaiyAzhwAr spent all his money in building an outer peripheral enclosure at Srirangam temple. There was no money left to pay the laborers. . The Lord spoke to him to meet him at the KoLLiDam riverbank where he appeared as a merchant with a “marakkAl” (a measuring vessel), a writing implement, and a palm leaf. The merchant told the AzhwAr that Lord Ranganatha sent him there to help the AzhwAr. When the AzhwAr asked for money the merchant said he did not have money but will give a measure of sand to every laborer which would turn into gold for those who did honest work but not for those who did not put in an honest day’s work. It turned out that nobody got gold. They chased the merchant out and he escaped to AthanUr where the Lord shed his merchant identity and revealed himself to the AzhwAr. Then he wrote with the scribe on the palm leaf and handed it to the AzhwAr and preached him. That scene is captured in the idol at the sanctum sanctorum. There is a figure of Vishnu on the vimAnam located amidst the other figures. It is believed that the figure has been growing over time. Now only the knees of that figure are visible. It is believed that when the feet become visible that would be the “end” of the world.

Thiru Nandipura Vinnagaram.

This place is known as Dakshina Jagannatha kshetram. the Moolavar is known as Jagannatha, Nandhi Nathan and also Vinnayagara Perumal, seen in a sitting pose facing West. the Thayar is Shenbagavalli. the Pushkarini is known as Nandhi theertha. the Vimana is Mandara Vimanam. Lord appeared to Nandhi and Sibhi. God is originally said to be facing east but to view Sibhi he turned west and that is how he is seen today. the temple is run by Vanamamalai mutt.

thiru Pullamboothangudi

The Moolavar here is Valcil Raman. seen in Bhujanga sayanam pose facing east. the Thayar is Pottramaraiyal and also Hemambujavalli, Jatayu theertham also Kruthra theertham. The Vimanam is known as Sobana vimanam. God appeard to Kruthra Raja and Thirumangai alwar.
the statue of the Moolavar is very majestic in the garbagriha holding the shanku chakra and the mace. Sita is not seen but Bhoomidevi appeared and helped Rama perform the last rites for Jatayu. that is how Bhoomidevi is seen besides the Moolavar here. the Ahobila mutt manages this temple.the Jeer has his brindavanam here. 

Tirupper Nagar (Koiladi)

The Moolavar is known as Appa Kudathan also Adi Ranganatha, seen in Bhujanga sayana pose with his had on the head of Markandeya as if blessing him and the hand is also holding the appa kudam. the thayar is known as Indira devi and Kamalavalli, the theertham is Indira theertham. and Indira Vimanam. 
to be continued.