Śrīvilliputtūr (Tamil: ஸ்ரீவில்லிபுத்தூர்) is one of the 108 Divya Desams and occupies a place of unique sanctity in the Śrī Vaiṣṇava tradition as the birthplace of two of the twelve Āzhvārs: Periyāzhvār (Viṣṇucitta) and his adopted daughter Āndaḷ (Śrī Gōdā Devī), the only woman among the twelve Āzhvārs and the most celebrated poetess of the Śrī Vaiṣṇava sampradāya. Located in the Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu, Śrīvilliputtūr is both a living pilgrimage centre and a symbol of the highest ideal of bridal mysticism within the tradition.
The presiding deity (mūlavar) of this Divya Desam is Śrī Vatapatraśāyi Perumal (also known as Vadabhadrasāyi) — Bhagavān Viṣṇu in the form of an infant lying on a banyan leaf (vaṭa-patra) floating on the cosmic ocean during pralaya (dissolution). This form, which symbolises Bhagavān's effortless sovereignty over creation and destruction, is deeply meaningful: even as the universe is dissolved, the Lord reclines serenely, sustaining the seed of all future creation within Himself. The presiding tāyār (divine consort) is Āndaḷ herself — uniquely, Śrīvilliputtūr is one of the very few temples where the Āzhvār is worshipped as the principal tāyār, signifying the tradition's recognition of Āndaḷ as an aspect of Śrī Mahālakṣmī.
Periyāzhvār was a scholar of the Vedas and an ardent servant of Bhagavān who famously won a debate at the royal court of the Pāṇḍya king, then — overcome with fear for the Lord's welfare — sang the Tiruppallāṇṭu (Āyuṣya mangalāśāsanam to Bhagavān), expressing the unique inversion in which a devotee blesses the Lord rather than receiving blessings. Āndaḷ grew up wearing the flower garlands meant for the temple deity herself before they were offered — a transgression that, far from angering the Lord, delighted Him, for He declared that He would only accept garlands worn by Āndaḷ. She composed the Tiruppāvai and the Nācciyār Tirumozhi in Śrīvilliputtūr, and tradition holds that she was ultimately united with Lord Raṅganātha at Śrīraṅgam — taken into the Lord's presence — fulfilling the total surrender she had expressed in her pāsurams. The temple's soaring gopuram (tower) is so beloved that it serves as the official emblem of the Tamil Nadu government.