temples, the heart of sanathana dharma . . .
elavarkurali sametha aabhatsahayeswarar temple , alangudi. alam in tamir means poison and kudi means place. shiva drank the poison to prevent everyone and hence the name. it is the guru sthalam among the 9 planet temples in and around kumbakonam. navagraha sthalam. alangudi is 17 kms south of kumbakonam on mannargudi road. laks and laks…
sugandha kundalambiga sametha vasishteswarar temple , thittai vasishteswarar temple is a temple sung in thevaram , about 9 kms from thanjavur in tamir nadu. one can take town buses from thanjavur or get an auto as well. there is a passenger train station in thittai. thittai is very well known for being a guru sthalam…
Othimalai Andavar temple, Irumbarai Othimalai is a beautiful freestanding hill located about 15 kms from Annur in Coimbatore district of Tamir Nadu. at 1770 steps , it probably is the tallest freestanding hill housing murugan. the famous parani murugan is at 640 steps. It is located in a village called Irumbarai. From the hill top…
Mangaiyarkkarasi sametha VedhaPureeswarar temple – Thiruvaedhikudi Thiruvaedhikudi is a quaint village about 3.5 kms east of kandiyur in thanjavur district. From thanjavur one can take right on kandiyur to reach this village on thiruvaiyaru road. Other way is to reach this temple from Nedar which is located on kumbakonam thanjavur road. It is about 3…
ganapathy agraharam is a village on the northern banks of cauvery river situated on kumbakonam – thiruvaiyaru road in thanjavur district of tamir nadu. ganesha here is said to have been installed by sage agasthiya muni. worshipped by kargya rishi and gouthama as well. kanchi periyavar describes this lord as being older to thiruvalanjuzhi vinayaka….
