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அருள்மிகு கோலவில்லி ராமர் திருக்கோயில், திருவெள்ளியங்குடி - தஞ்சாவூர்.

Kolavalvil Ramar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located 19 km away from Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India, on the Kumbakonam-Chennai highway. in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. 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 Kola Valvill Ramar and his consort Lakshmi as Maragathavalli.

Lord Maha Vishnu , in His Vamana Avatar, sought three feet of land from emperor Mahabali.  Shukra was the Guru of Mahabali.  When Mahabali was to offer the three feet land to Vamana, knowing His design, Shukra took the form of a bee and blocked the handle hole of the water bowl to prevent Mahabali obliging Vamana’s wish.

Vamana the Lord, removed the bee inside (shukra) with a grass stem to facilitate flow of the water to solemnize the charity.  The stick hit one eye of Shukra.  He lost vision of that eye.

Shukra visited many places to regain the vision of the one eye, finally landed here, worshipped Perumal and got back his vision.  Shukra is also called Velli.  Hence, the name of the place Velliangudi.  There is also a different story prompting Shukra to choose this place for his penance.

Viswakarma, the celestial sculptor built a temple for Perumal.  Seeing the beauty of the temple, Mayan, also a skilled sculptor but belonging to demon community felt that he could not do one for Perumal like this.

He approached Lord Brahma to help him who suggested that he should perform penance on Lord Perumal in this place.  Mayan performed penance here.  Perumal granted him darshan but Mayan wished the Ramavatara darshan. 

Granting him the boon, Lord left His discus and conch with Garuda and granted darshan to Mayan as he wished.  So Shukra-Velli chose this place of great glory for his penance to regain his vision.  This is also a reason why the place was named Tiruvelliangudi.

This is the only Divya Desa where Garuda Bhagwan appears with four hands holding discus and the conch  of Perumal.

A red plantain tree that grew here from rocks, still exists yielding fruits once in a year. 

Perumal blesses the devotees in reclining form facing east. The idol is beautifully painted. 

The belief is that worshipping Perumal in this temple equals to worshipping Him in all 108 Divya Desa temples.  Planet Shukra-Venus is worshipping Perumal in the form of a ever burning lamp as a token of his gratitude to Lord who restored his vision.  

Kanchi Acharya His Holiness Sri Chandra Sekharendra Saraswathi Swamigal - Kanchi Periavar – stayed here to execute renovations. 

Kola Valvill Ramar Temple is located in Tiruvelliyangudi, a village located 19 km (12 mi) away from the Kumbakonam on the Kumbakonam - Chennai highway. The temple has a three-tiered rajagopuram (gateway tower) and is enclosed within brick walls. Leaving the central shrine of the presiding deity, which is built with granite, all the other shrines are built with brick. There are separate shrines for the consort of Kolavalli Ramar, Maragathavalli. The presiding deity, Kola Valvill Ramar, is sported in Bhujanga sayan (reclined) posture. The vimana (roof over the sanctum) has Varthaga vimana pattern. There are four water bodies namely, Sukra, Brahma, Indra and Parasara that are associated with the temple.