Tirukkottiyur, one of the
108 Divya Desams in India, is 10 km from
Tirupattur and 50 km east of
Madurai. It is famed for the Uragamellanaiyaan Temple, dedicated to
Lord Vishnu. This place is also the hometown of Tirukkottiyur Nambi, one of Ramanuja’s five gurus.
The nearest railway station is at Jolarpettai, which is 8 km from Tirupattur.
