Religious significance Alwarthirunagari Temple

hall near gopuram

brahmanda purana 1 of eighteen sacred texts of hinduism , written veda vyasa contains chapter called navathirupathi mahatmeeyam. second part of chapter refers alwar thirunagari. temple revered in nalayira divya prabandham, 7th–9th century vaishnava canon, nammazhwar. temple classified divyadesam, 1 of 108 vishnu temples mentioned in book. temple classified navatirupathi, 9 temples revered nammazhwar located in banks of tamiraparani river. temple prominent among 9 navatirupathi temple. nammazhwar makes reference temple in works in thirvaimozhi. during 18th , 19th centuries, temple finds mention in several works 108 tirupathi anthathi divya kavi pillai perumal aiyangar. temple forms series of navagraha temples each of 9 planetary deities of 1 of temples of navatirupathi. temple associated planet jupiter, called guru.