Veera Sekara Gnana Desikar, Tirukalar, Tiruvarur

Moolavar: Veera Sekara Gnana Desikar Ambal / Thayar: –Location: Tirukalar District: TiruvarurTimings: – to – & – to – Age: years oldTeertham: Vriksham: Agamam: Temple groups: , , , Parikaram: Distances and maps: Tiruvarur (30 km), Nagapattinam (46 km), Kumbakonam (59 km), Thanjavur (66 km)Directions from your current location (ensure GPS is turned on) Other information for your visit Contact Gallery Continue reading Veera Sekara Gnana Desikar, Tirukalar, Tiruvarur

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Kumaradevar Swami, Vriddhachalam, Cuddalore

Moolavar: Kumaradevar Swami Ambal / Thayar: –Location: Vriddhachalam District: CuddaloreTimings: – to – & – to – Age: years oldTeertham: Vriksham: Agamam: Temple groups: , , , Parikaram: Distances and maps: Ariyalur (62 km), Viluppuram (64 km), Cuddalore (67 km), Mayiladuthurai (71 km)Directions from your current location (ensure GPS is turned on) Other information for your visit Contact Gallery Continue reading Kumaradevar Swami, Vriddhachalam, Cuddalore

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Arunandi Sivam Jeeva Samadhi, Tiruthuraiyur, Cuddalore

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Kottai Muneeswarar, Tirumayam, Pudukkottai

This small temple adjoining the Tirumayam fort, serves as the guardian of the southern entrance to the fort. The temple is itself just a shrine for Muneeswarar, worshipped by the locals. But the historical and iconographic wonders lie beyond the Muneeswarar and into the ancient fort beyond. What are these? Continue reading Kottai Muneeswarar, Tirumayam, Pudukkottai

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கோட்டை முனீஸ்வரர், திருமயம், புதுக்கோட்டை

பல நூற்றாண்டுகளாக, திருமயம் – திருமெய்யம் அல்லது உண்மை நிலம் – பல்லவர்கள், முத்தரையர்கள், சோழர்கள், பாண்டியர்கள், விஜயநகர வம்சம், ஹொய்சாலர்கள், தொண்டைமான் மற்றும் சேதுபதிகள் உட்பட பல்வேறு வம்சங்களால் ஆளப்பட்டது. இதன் விளைவாக, திருமயம் கோட்டையிலும் அதைச் சுற்றியுள்ள கோயில்களிலும் அனைத்து வகையான சுவாரஸ்யமான கூறுகளையும் ஒருவர் காணலாம். தேவாரம் வைப்புத் தலமான சத்திய கிரீஸ்வரர் சிவன் கோயிலும், திவ்ய தேசம் என்ற விஷ்ணுவுக்கான சத்திய மூர்த்தி பெருமாள் கோயிலும் திருமயம் பிரசித்தி பெற்றது. இரண்டு கோயில்களும் கோட்டையின் தெற்குப் பக்கத்தில் அமைந்துள்ளன, பொதுவான சுவரைப் பகிர்ந்து கொள்கின்றன, மேலும் … Continue reading கோட்டை முனீஸ்வரர், திருமயம், புதுக்கோட்டை

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Ramar Padam, Idayanvayal, Pudukkottai

Located on the coastal path from Vedaranyam to Rameswaram are several sites connected with the Ramayanam. This is one of them, and happens to also be one of only three places in Tamil Nadu where the footprints of Rama are said to exist (the other two being a small shrine between Vedaranyam and Kodiakkarai, and at Rameswaram). Also nearby is a dilapidated temple from what appears to be the Chola period. Continue reading Ramar Padam, Idayanvayal, Pudukkottai

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Sankara Mutt, Ilayathangudi, Sivaganga

This small outpost of the Sankara Matham / Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham is located at the adishthanam and siddhi sthalam of the 65th peetadhipati of the Matham, Sri Sudarsana Mahadevendra Saraswati. The Siva temple here is built on the saint’s samadhi. But what are some of the interesting aspects of his life, and how is he connected to Kanchi Maha Periyavaa? Continue reading Sankara Mutt, Ilayathangudi, Sivaganga

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Idankazhi Nayanar Koil, Kodumbalur, Tiruchirappalli

To readers of Kalki’s Ponniyin Selvan, Kodumbalur may ring a bell as the hometown of Vanathi, who later became Raja Raja Chola I’s wife. It is also the avatara sthalam of Idankazhi Nayanar, a chieftain and a feudatory of the Cholas, who is variously said to have descended from the Yadavas, or from the Kalabhras. The temple today is an upgrade of a smaller temple built only 300 years ago – a long overdue temple for the Nayanar. But what is his life story, and why did he refuse to punish the man who stole from the royal granary? Continue reading Idankazhi Nayanar Koil, Kodumbalur, Tiruchirappalli

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Sundaramurti Swami, Tirunavalur, Viluppuram

While Tirunavalur is better known for the Bhaktajaneswarar Paadal Petra Sthalam temple, very close to that temple is this place which was once the house in which Sundaramurti Nayanar (Sundarar) was born. The place has been totally transformed into a beautiful temple, with exquisitely carved bas-relief sculptures, depicting various events from the saint’s life. Read about the temple and also a short version of his very interesting life story, here. Continue reading Sundaramurti Swami, Tirunavalur, Viluppuram

AniruddhDecember 17, 2021July 19, 2022Leave a comment

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Maha Periyavaa Sthalam, Eachangudi, Thanjavur

This is a shrine dedicated to Kanchi Maha Periyavaa, located in the house where His mother was born, in the village of Eachangudi, located between Kumbakonam and Tiruvaiyaru. Continue reading Maha Periyavaa Sthalam, Eachangudi, Thanjavur

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Tirunavukkarasar Koil, Tiruvamur, Cuddalore

This temple is built at the very place where the Tamil bhakti saint Appar was born, and is closely connected to the Pasupateeswarar temple in the same village. Appar is the author of the Tevaram, which represents volumes 4-6 of the Tirumurai, in the Tamil bhakti literary tradition. Read about the shrine, and also the very engrossing life history of Appar, here. Continue reading Tirunavukkarasar Koil, Tiruvamur, Cuddalore

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Ardhanareeswarar, Thenparankundram, Madurai

Jain cave temple converted into a cave temple for Siva in the time of Maravarman Sundara Pandyan Continue reading Ardhanareeswarar, Thenparankundram, Madurai

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Pillai Lokacharyar Tiruvarasu, Kodikulam, Madurai

Sanctified spot where the Vaishnavite saint Pillai Lokacharyar attained mukti, located at Kodikulam on the outskirts of Madurai Continue reading Pillai Lokacharyar Tiruvarasu, Kodikulam, Madurai

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பிள்ளை லோகாச்சாரியார் திருவரசு, கொடிக்குளம், மதுரை

மதுரை ஒத்தக்கடைக்கு வெளியே யானை மலையின் வடகிழக்கு பகுதியில் அமைந்துள்ள கொடிக்குளத்தில் விநாயகர் மற்றும் வேதநாராயணப் பெருமாள் கோயில்களும், பிள்ளை லோகாச்சாரியார் தனி சன்னதியும் உள்ளது. 13 ஆம் நூற்றாண்டின் முற்பகுதியில் இருந்து 14 ஆம் நூற்றாண்டின் முற்பகுதி வரை சுமார் 118 ஆண்டுகள் வாழ்ந்த பிள்ளை லோகாச்சாரியார், ஒரு முக்கிய வைணவத் தலைவர், துறவி மற்றும் தத்துவஞானி ஆவார். விசிஷ்டாத்வைத தத்துவத்திற்கு முக்கியமான பல படைப்புகளையும் எழுதியுள்ளார். அவரது தந்தை வடக்கு திருவீதிப்பிள்ளையின் குருவான லோகாச்சாரியாரின் பெயரால் இந்த துறவி பெயரிடப்பட்டார். அவர் காஞ்சிபுரம் வரதராஜப் பெருமாளின் அம்சம் அல்லது … Continue reading பிள்ளை லோகாச்சாரியார் திருவரசு, கொடிக்குளம், மதுரை

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