Alwarthirunagiri
Alwarthirunagiri is a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is next to Srivaikuntam on the Tirunelveli - Tiruchendur Highway, Tamil Nadu, southern India. It's about 31 km from Tirunelveli and 29 km from Tiruchendur, on the banks of the river Tamirabarani. Alwarthirunagiri is the birthplace of alwar saint Nammalvar. The temple is classified as a "Divya Desam", the 108 temples of Sri Narayana revered by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars. Demographics. India census, Alwarthirunagiri had a population of 9.289. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Alwarthirunagiri has an  average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 74.4%; Nammalvar. Alwarthirunagiri is the birthplace of Nammalvar, one of the 12 Alvars of Vaishnavism. It is also one of the Nava Tirupathis of South Tamil Nadu. Known to be a Guru Kshethram, the presiding deity is Vishnu. As an infant, Nammazhwar crawled and sat in yogasana in a hole of a tamarind tree.