Sri Vidhya Rajagopalaswamy temple is a Vaishnava shrine located in the town of Mannargudi, Tamil Nadu, India.
The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.
The central shrine is located axial to the gateway and the flagpost and approached through a series of pillared halls.
The image of the presiding deity is 156 inches tall and sported in a seated posture with his consorts Satyabhama and Rukmini on his sides.
[6] The place Mannargudi is termed Sri Rajathi Raja Chathurvedhi Mangalam[7] and the town started to grow around the temple.
[6] Raghunathabhyudayam, a doctrine by Nayaks explains the donation of an armour studded with precious stones to the main deity by the king.
The worship involves religious instructions in the Vedas (sacred text) read by priests and prostration by worshippers in front of the temple mast.
It is celebrated during the Tamil month of Panguni (March–April); devotees pull a chariot round the streets of Mannargudi.
Vaikunta Ekadashi during December–January, Navarathri during September–October and butter pot breaking ceremony (locally called uri adi) are the other festivals celebrated in the temple.
The other Alvars who are believed to have visited the temple at various periods were seemingly lost in memory under the beauty of the presiding deity and were at loss of words.
[5] Though Alwars have not glorified this temple, Sri Purandara dasaru, a Kannada Hari dasa, known as Pithamaha of Carnatic music had visited this place and glorified the God by composing a Kannada song " Kande Mannaru Krisha na" and "Mannaru Krishnanege Mangala".