Sri Nammazhwar has sung about the glory of all the Nava Thirupathis. Among the Sri Vaishnava Acharyas Sri Pillai Lokacharya is credited with clearing the forest sorrounding the Azhwar Tirunagari Temple and making it into a full fledged town .Sri Manavala Mamunigal spent his early years of his life at Azhwar Tirunagari and had a special association with the Nava Thirupathi Temples. His Pasuram on Nava thirupathi Perumals as experiencing the empuman's along with Nammazhwar is very moving:
Vaikuntanatha Vijayasana Bhoomipala
Devesa pankajavilichana choranatyan
Nikshepvittha Makaraya Karnapasou
Natham Namami Vakulabharanena saartham
-Sri Manavala Mamunigal