Vanmutti Perumal, Kozhikuthi, Nagapattinam
800-year old Perumal temple where Vishnu is in an Athi tree
Tag: Kaveri river
Arul Somanathar, Needur, Nagapattinam
Paadal Petra Sthalam near Mayiladuthurai where Indra prayed to be able to witness Siva’s cosmic dance
Parimala Ranganathar, Tiru Indalur, Mayiladuthurai
Divya Desam and a Pancha Ranga Kshetram, where Tirumangaiazhvar’s singing infuriated a sage!
Satyavakeeswarar, Anbil, Tiruchirappalli
Paadal Petra Sthalam where Lord Siva tested Sambandar, and Vinayakar listened to Sambandar’s song
Sundararaja Perumal, Anbil, Tiruchirappalli
Divya Desam temple in a place named after love for the Lord!
Devadiraja Perumal, Therazhundur, Nagapattinam
Divya Desam temple and Krishan Aranya Kshetram, where a 12-foot tall Perumal is in the garbhagriham, with Sage Markandeya, Prahlada, and a cow and calf representing His sister Parvati
Uchira Vaneswarar, Tiruvila Nagar, Nagapattinam
Paadal Petra Sthalam where Siva showed the way across the river to His devotees including Sambandar
Kadaimudi Nathar, Keelayur, Nagapattinam
Paadal Petra Sthalam where Siva is said to protect devotees till the end of the world
Uktavedeeswarar, Kuttalam, Nagapattinam
Saranatha Perumal, Tirucherai, Thanjavur
Divya Desam temple and Vaishnava Navagraha Sthalam near Kumbakonam, also known as the pancha sara kshetram
Kapardeeswarar, Thiruvalanchuzhi, Thanjavur
Paadal Petra Sthalam and associated with Siva with flowing locks, also home to Vellai Pillaiyar made of sea froth and the site of Vinayakar’s marriage
Aiyarappar, Tiruvaiyaru, Thanjavur
Odhanavaneswarar, Tiruchottruthurai, Thanjavur
Paadal Petra Sthalam with a puranam related to the Akshaya Patram
Magudeswarar, Kodumudi, Erode
Paadal Petra Sthalam in Kongu Nadu with separate shrines for Lord Siva, Saraswati, and Lord Vishnu
Sangameswarar, Bhavani, Erode
Paadal Petra Sthalam near Erode, built at the point where the Bhavani and Kaveri rivers meet the mystic underground river called Amutha or Aagaaya Gangai.
Vadapathrasayi, Srivilliputhur, Virudhunagar
Massive temple dedicated to Vishnu lying on a banyan leaf; also the birthplace of Andal, the Vaishnavite saint
Vedaranyeswarar, Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam
Paadal Petra Sthalam located near the coast in south India, home of the four Vedas
Ranganathar, Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli
Considered the Holiest of temples in the Vaishnava sampradayam, this Divya Desam temple in Srirangam is famed for its massive gopurams
Thayumana Swami, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruchirappalli
Paadal Petra Sthalam located inside the Uchchi Pillaiyar hill in Trichy, associated with the legend where Lord Siva played midwife to aid a childbirth
