Sri Vaithamanithi Perumal Temple (Nava Tirupathi)

Temple tradition holds that Vishnu relieved Kubera, the treasurer of the gods, of a period of financial misfortune at this spot, the origin of the temple's alternate name, Kuberasthalam. Thirukkolur is also remembered in later Sri Vaishnava acharya tradition as the setting of a celebrated dialogue concerning the depth of Nammalvar's spiritual attainment, a story still recounted by acharyas discussing the Nava Tirupathi cluster.

Most distinctively, Thirukkolur is the birthplace of Madhurakavi Alvar, Nammalvar's foremost disciple and the composer of the Kanninun Siruthambu, the closing hymn of devotion to his own guru that is traditionally recited at the end of Naalayira Divya Prabandham recitations. Verses composed by Madhurakavi Alvar in praise of Nammalvar are inscribed on the temple walls, and a small shrine to Madhurakavi Alvar stands within the temple precincts.

Thirukkolur's temple history is better documented than several of its Nava Tirupathi neighbours: its oldest surviving inscriptions date to the reign of the Chola king Raja Raja I (late 10th to early 11th century CE), suggesting the present structure took shape around that period, with later reconstruction recorded under Kulothunga Chola I and, still later, under the Pandya king Maravarman Sundara Pandya (1216–1238 CE), a rare temple in this cluster with datable contributions from both major Tamil dynasties.

The temple is enclosed by a granite wall with a three-tiered rajagopuram in the Dravidian style. A dedicated shrine to Madhurakavi Alvar stands within the complex, distinguishing its layout from most other Nava Tirupathi temples, which typically house only the Perumal and Nachiyar sanctums.

Alongside the shared Garuda Sevai in Vaikasi (May–June), Thirukkolur's own annual festival features a distinctive ninth-day rite in which Nammalvar's festival image, brought from Alwarthirunagari, is taken in procession together with the palanquins of Perumal and Madhurakavi Alvar around the temple.

Daily worship follows the customary Nava Tirupathi schedule below, with special observances at the Madhurakavi Alvar shrine during the annual festival period.