The temple sthalam at Naachiyar Koil, Tirunaraiyur is one of the 108 divya desams of Hindus . The place is very close to the temple town of Kumbakonam

Kumbakonam

Kumbakonam , also spelt as Coombaconum in the records of British India , is a town and a special grade municipality in the Thanjavur district in the southeast Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located 40 kilometres from Thanjavur and 272 kilometres from Chennai, it is the headquarters of the Kumbakonam...

 in Thanjavur district.

The Temple

The main deity here is Lord Vishnu

Vishnu

Vishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God....

 in the form of Srinivasar and his consort Vanchulavalli thaayaar.

This temple was built by Ko Chenkannan, the Chola King, at the place where they married, according to the legend.
In this temple Nachiyar (thayar) gets the primary importance. Devotees will be able to see that Vishnu stays at an arm's length from Thayar.

Kal Garudar

Kal Garudar which is the vahana for this temple. Here Garuda

Garuda

The Garuda is a large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology.From an Indian perspective, Garuda is the Hindu name for the constellation Aquila and...

 has the capability to cure the Navagraha dosha

Dosha

A dosha is one of three bodily humors that make up one's constitution according to Ayurveda. These teachings are also known as the Tridosha system....

s. As legend says, Garudar increases weight during Purapaadu (procession). Near the sanctum, the procession starts with 4 people lifting Garuda and the number of people keep doubling up as the procession proceeds.

External Reference

• http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/04/08/stories/2005040800110300.htm
• http://thirunaraiyur.blogspot.com/