Irattai Tirupati (Devapiran Temple)

Irattai Tirupati is the name for two adjoining Vishnu temples, Devapiran and Aravindalochanar, among the Nava Tirupati, nine Divya Desams on the Tiruchendur–Tirunelveli route along the Thamirabarani. Vishnu is worshipped as Devapiran and Aravindalochanar, with Lakshmi as Varagunavalli and Karuthadankanni, and the pair form a Ketu Sthalam. They are mentioned in the Brahmanda and Padma Puranas.

Legend says the sage Suprabha, ploughing land for his penance, found a balance and a bow that turned into a couple cursed by Kubera; the place was named Tolavillimangalam. Vishnu appeared with the gods at the end of his penance as Devapiran, and then followed him along the river and stayed as Aravindalochanar, the one who came from lotuses. Another tale tells of the Ashwin twins bathing in the Ashvini Tirtha tank. A granite wall encloses both temples behind a flat rajagopuram. They follow the Tenkalai tradition, and the ten-day Vaikuntha Ekadashi and Nammalvar's birth festival are the main events.