Yeri Katha Raamar Temple is located in the town of Maduranthagam, Chengaelpet,Tamil Nadu. The temple is also known by other names such as – Mathuranthaka Chaturvedi Mangalam, Vaikunda Varthanam, Thirumathurai, Thirumanthira Tirupathi, Karunagara Vilagam. Thirumazhisai Azhwar attained enlightenment in this place. Also, Sri Ramanujacharya was instructed the Pancha Samskara Mantram at this place.
The place was once famous during the rule of Cholas who ruled this place as Maduranthaga Chaturvedi Mangalam after the Chola ruler Madurantaga Uttama Chola (973 -85 CE). It is believed that Gandaraditya donated the village to the Vedics (Chaturvedi – one who knows all four vedas) of the place and hence it came to be known as Chaturvedi Mangalam. The presiding deity of the temple is Rama with his consort Sita devi and his brother Lakshmana.
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