i ▁Per um al ▁A iy ang ar . ▁A ▁work ▁by ▁T . S . ▁Raj ag op al an ▁on ▁Tir uk ann ap ur am ▁gl or ifies ▁the ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁temple . ▁ ▁This ▁temple ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Pan ch ak anna ▁( K r ish nar anya ) ▁K sh etr ams ▁and ▁considered ▁the ▁for em ost ▁among ▁the ▁five ▁tem ples . ▁K ann an ▁refers ▁to ▁Kr ish na , ▁the ▁av atar ▁of ▁V ish nu , ▁while ▁pan cha ▁means ▁five ▁and ▁K sh etr ams ▁refers ▁to ▁holy ▁places . ▁Four ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁tem ples ▁are ▁situated ▁in ▁Ch ola ▁N adu , ▁in ▁modern ▁times , ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁surrounding ▁K umb ak on am ▁and ▁Nag ap att in am ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁in ▁N adu ▁N adu . ▁There ▁are ▁five ▁similar ▁tem ples ▁located ▁in ▁North ▁India , ▁called ▁Pan cha - d var ak as . ▁Kr ish na ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁pres iding ▁de ity ▁in ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁tem ples . ▁The ▁process ional ▁de ity , ▁Kr ish na , ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁deriv ation ▁of ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁these ▁places . ▁S age ▁Kan va ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁worship ed ▁the ▁pres iding ▁de ity . ▁ ▁Tir uk ann ap ur am ▁is ▁one ▁among ▁the ▁eight ▁tem ples ▁including ▁Tir up ath i , ▁S rir ang am , ▁S rim ush nam , ▁Nag un