Two towers welcome you to the small town of
Srivilliputtur no matter from where you come.As you see the
majestic chariot at it's Nilay on the Keel ratha veedhi near the
Big tower you know that you have reached Nachiyar
Tirumaaligai.Going towards the chariot one can notice the
intricate woodwork on the sides of the imposing chariot covered
with asbestos sheets. Turning towards the left a narrow street
runs inside leading to the temple mandapam-this is the andal
sannidhi street .
.As we walk through the andal sannidhi street we first approach
the Pandhal mandapam.One can see the ahobila madam on the left
side and the Vatapatrasayi temple on the right side. Entering
inside we encounter a row of shops on either side.Interspersed
with the shops are the vanamamalai madam,sri desikar sannidhi
and sri manavala mamunigal sannidhi on the right. Going further
down one enters the thirukkalyana mandapam.On Crossing the
Thirukkalyana mandapam we enter the Periya Prakaram(the outer
big prakaram). The dwajasthambham can be seen rising towards the
sky in the front.On the left the Anjaneyar sannidhi is visible.
.Moving along the anjaneyar sannidhi we see the enclorsures for
the vahanams and also the Temple Madapalli(kitchen).Turning
right we encounter a row of tall pillars and as we walk along we
come to the chintamani chettiar mandapam,where the unjal sevai
is held during margazhi masam.Then we turn right again and walk
along the rear of the prakaram.Turning left(right side of the
prakaram ) half way up is the paramapadavasal and the upari
madapalli walking further down we arrive at the Ekadesi
mandapam.
We are now back to the dwajasthambham and moving forward we
enter the inner prakaram.On the left is the lakshmi narayanan
sannidhi -the one worshipped by periazhwar and then given to
Andal as Sridhanam.As we continue walking inside we can see the
beautifully painted images of the emperumans of all the 108
divya desams along the walls of the inner prakaram on all the
sides.On top of this picture gallery we can read Sri Andal's
thiruppavai and varanamaiyiramwhich is inscribed along the side
walls
Watching the magnificient pictures of the emberuman's as we
complete one prakaram we see another mandapam at a slightly
higher elevation-the mani mantapam. Climbing a flight of stairs
to enter the mani mandapam and walking inside we pass by the two
gatekeepers at the entrance of the maha mandapam.On the right
side is the mirror before which andal used to see herself after
wearing the garland.As we go in we can see the ardha mandapam
and the garbha graham at a distance. A few steps inside and we
get to see the first vision of the divine couple and periyazhwar
resplendent in their divine attire in the ardha mandapam.For a
clear vision of the Utsavamoorthys we move to the gate of the
Ardha mandapam.
