THIRUVELUKKAI - SRI AZHAGIYASINGA PERUMAL TEMPLE / கண்ணுக்கினியன கண்டோம் -26

Temple - THIRUVELUKKAI
Moolavar : Sri Azhagiyasinga Perumal, Sri Nrusimhar, Mukundha nayakan
Thayar : Velukkaivalli Thayar, Amruthavalli Thayar 
Theertham : Kanaka saras, Hema saras, Prahlada theertham
Vimanam: Kanaka vimanam
Pratyaksham: Bhrugu
Mangalasasanam: Peiazhwar(2307,2315,2343), Thirumangai Alwar (2674)

அன்றிவ் வுலகம் அளந்த அசைவேகொல்,

நின்றிருந்து வேளுக்கை நீணகர்வாய், - அன்று

கிடந்தானைக் கேடில்சீ ரானை,முன் கஞ்சைக்

கடந்தானை நெஞ்சமே காண் - பேயாழ்வார்

The presiding deity(moolavar) 'Sri Azhagiyasinga Perumal' gives darshan in padmasana yogic posture, Irundha Thirukkolam, facing west. 

About the temple: Sthalapurana - Legend says that Lord Narasimha in Attigiri cave, took another form of Narasimha to protect his devotees from asuras. HE drove the asuras away from this place and then HE wished to stay in this place as Yoga Narasimha to always protect HIS devotees from evil. 'VeL' in Tamil is King and  other meaning is wish and 'Irukkai' in Tamil is stay. Lord Narasimha (Kamasika Narasimhan), the Lion King resided at this place happily on his own wish and hence the name VeLirukkai, and later it became VeLukkai.

There are separate sannidhis for Garudan, Amirthavalli Thayar, Andal,  Azhwars and Acharyas.

Swami Desikan  has sung a poem on this Perumal known as "Kamasikaashtakam". In that stotram, he explains about Lord Narasimha's wish to stay in this Kshetra. Kamaasika means standing on His own wish. 

Festivals: Vaikunta ekadai, Hanumad Jayanthi, Annual brahmotsavam

Temple timings: 7 am to 10 am and 5 pm to 7.30 pm.

Address:
Sri Azhagiyasinga Perumal temple.
Singaperumal Sannidhi St, 
Kanchipuram, 
Tamil Nadu 631501