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Sage Medhavi was a staunch Perumal-Vishnu devotee.  He wanted to have Lord as his son-in-law.  He performed penance sitting under the Vanjula tree to have Mother Mahalakshmi as his daughter.  Mother appeared before the sage as a little pretty girl before him on the Utharam star day in Panguni (March-April).  The sage named Her Vanjuladevi and brought Her up in his hermitage.  Lord Mahavishnu came to earth in five forms as Sangarshanan, Pradyumnan, Anirudhan, Purushothaman and Vaasudevan to find Mahalakshmi and marry Her.  Each searched for Mother in different directions.  Garuda Bhagwan who accompanied the Lord, spotted Mother in the Sage’s ashram and informed the Lord.  Perumal expressed His desire to the sage to marry his daughter.  The sage accepted Lord’s wish on one condition that his daughter would have all powers in all matters.  Perumal agreed to the condition and had the hands of Mother.

Lord told Garuda that he should have His place here blessing the devotees as He had to be under the influence of wife.  Thus Garuda Bhagwan became prominent in the temple.  Named after Mother-Nachiar in Vaishnavite terms, the place came to be known as Nachiarkoil.

The Vimana above the presiding deity is called Hema Vimana.  Lord Chakarathazhwar with the Navagrahas below and paintings of Dasavathara (10 incarnations of Lord Vishnu) is blessing the devotees in the prakara.  Sage Medhavi is nearby in worshipping form.  The idols of the procession deities of all 108 Divyadesa temples are near the Garuda Bhagwan shrine.  Special Tirumanjanam are performed here on Shravana star days each month.