Which village hosts a temple dedicated to one of the principal deities of Hinduism?
Thirumanikkoodam Thirumanikkoodam or Varadaraja Perumal Temple is located in Thirunangur, a village in the outskirts of Sirkazhi in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the "Divya Prabandha", the early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhwar saints from the 6th–9th centuries AD. It is one of the 108 "Divyadesam" dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Varadharaja Perumal.
Thiruthaleeshwarar Temple Thiruthaleeshwarar Temple is located 1.5 kilometer southeast of the Aranvoyal, Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu, India. Many are the legends about this tiny village of Aranvoyal but none to illustrate the presence of image of Lord Vishnu in the open fields. An image of a Consort of Lord Vishnu was also present nearby. This temple was built by the Pallava Ruler Nandhivarman II almost 1200 years back. This temple has the reputation of dissolving 'Nag' Doshas of devotees who seek the blessings of the Lord. The temple is now only a mound of rubble with the sanctum (‘sannadhi' in Tamil language) of all deities in a dilapidated state. This is due to lack of adequate funds and administrative difficulties. The deities present include the Thiruthaleeshwarar (Lord Shiva)), Goddess Marakathaambika, Shri Dakshinamurthy (Guru Bhagwan), Lord Prahara Ganesh, Lord Murugan, Lord Surya Bhagwan, Shri Kailashanathar, Shri Chandrasekar, Shri Kasi Viswanathar, Shri Bhairavar, Somasakandhar, Maanikavaasagar and Sage Pathanjali.