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Thiruthetriyambalam or Palli Konda 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 Palli Konda Perumal.

The demon Hiranyakshan took the earth and hid her in the Padala Loka – the world below the earth.  All the sages and Devas appealed to Lord Vishnu for protection and restoration of the world in its original place.  

 The Lord Agreed to take the Varaha incarnation – a colossal swine form with a horn from the nose.  Mother Mahalakshmi said that what she would do if He left Her.  Also, Adisesha  too wanted to know what he would do if the Lord left him.  

 Perumal advised them to go to Palasavanam and meditate upon Him.  He said that Lord Shiva also would join them and promised that He would be back after destroying the demon.

Lord Perumal also said that this place would be called Tiruthetri Ambalam in Kaliyuga-the present period.  Adding, Perumal said that staunch devotee Sri Bashyakarar would bring 108 scholars initiated to Vaishnavism to this place and that He would take care and protect all beings.

Lord left for Padala Loka, destroyed the demon, rescued earth and placed it in its own place.

The Lord came to Palasavanam as promised to Mother Mahalakshmi and Lord Shiva and granted His darshan.  He also relaxed here after the war with the demon, half closing His handsome red eyes.  Hence, Perumal is praised as Senganmal Ranganathar – The Lord with red eyes.

This is the only Lord Vishnu temple among the 108 Divya Desas known as Ambalam.

Worshipping Perumal here is equal to worshipping Perumal in Srirangam.  In the east-facing Temple, Lord Perumal is in a reclining form with four hands, on Adisesha.  His head and right hand are on a wooden stand.  The left hand is on the hip.  Mother Sridevi is on the head side and Mother Bhoodevi is at the feet side.

Lord Perumal blesses the devotees with four arms facing east in a reclining form.  

Besides the presiding deity, Lord Lakshmi Narayana, Mothers Sridevi and Bhoodevi, Chakarathazhwar, and Lord Santhana Gopalakrishnan bless the devotees from the sanctum sanctorum.  

Mother Sengamalavalli Thayar blesses from Her own separate shrine.  Twelve Azhwars and Sri Anjaneya are in the Mahamandap.

The temple address : Sri Senganmal Ranganathar Temple, Tiruthetri Ambalam, Tirunangoor-609 106. 

The temple complex has a single prakaram (outer courtyard) and a separate shrine for Thayar, the consort. It is located close to Thirunangur, a small village, 8 km east of Sirkali en route to Thiruvenkadu. The temple has two shrines enclosed in a compound wall. The presiding deity, Pallikonda Perumal is sported in Bhujanga sayanam (recumbent posture) with four arms facing east. The presiding deity is called by various names like Senganmal, Ranganathar and Sreelakshmirangar. The shrine of the consort, Bhujangavalli, is in a shrine parallel to the sanctum, facing east.