There are forty
sacred places in the Chola country. The more famous ones are
Tiruvarangam (Srirangam), Tirukkudandai (Kumbakonam), Tiruchchitra
Kutam (Chidambaram), Tirukkannapuram and Tiruvinnagar. Some
of the four Mudal alvars visited eight of these place. Kulasekhara
alvar visited in the Chola country only two Places, vIZ.,
Tirukkannapuram and Chitrakutam. From the latter place he
went straight to Vengadam. Periya alvar visited only five
places and Sri Andal two and Sri Nammalvar five. Tirumangai
was the only one who visited thirty eight out of the forty
places and he hailed from the Chola country. The chart shows
the details. |