Page No 34 - 35 Vadagalai and Thengalai Vishnuvaites. The Vadagalais are most strait laced in doctorine, and place more reliance on form and ritual than the Thengalais.The main differences are The vadagalais will not read or chant words from Sacred books(May be Naalayira Divya Parapandam) except in Sanskrit; while the Thengalais, although revering that language use their own vernacular also. The Vadagais believe in salvation being secured by good works the thegalais assert to be grace alone. The Vadagalais worship Goddess Lakshmi alone (Sakthi Cult) where as Thengalais condemn this Sakthi Cult and insist that the goddess can only intercede. The vadagalais revere Vedanthachari/ Desigan, as the last personification of the deity while the Thengalais address their prayers and praises to manavalamamunigal evidently a defined jain. Bathing in sacred waters washes away sin with vadagalais, an end which the thengalai can be attained only by grace and by abjuring wicked deeds. The widows of Vadagalai will shave their head and Thengalai Widows reject that their treasure is not that of her husban's.. Vaishava Sudras are Thengalies.
Conjeevaram was a Buddhist's town till 4th century A.D (AD 489) and pulikesi burnt this town. Till 9th century temples and buildings were constructed with wood. There were 1000 lingams and 1000 temples in this town. This Canchi has three temples Kamakshi, Ekambara and vardaraja. This varadaraja temple was also a siva temple which was constructed by Gunda Gopala Rao who was governing the town in 11th century. This Gunda Gopala rao was a saivite who had no child. He took a vow that in case he get a child he will construct a temple for Vishnu. Accordingly he was blessed with a child Gunda Gopala Rao demolished a big sivan temple and constructed a temple for narayana.
There is a sculpture in Ekabara nathar temple. there is a stala Purana. Once saraswati asked Brahma to tell her who he loved most and Brahma replied he loved lakshmi to be his wife. Sarawati got wild, came to kanchi and started Asvameda yagam. Narayana came in the form of naked muni and lie across sarawathi river to stop. The part of the place where narayana lied naked was called yadodhgari. This naked muni is none other than a jain (Manavalama Muni)