temples, the heart of sanathana dharma . . .
mangalambika sametha sivanandeeswarar temple thiruppandurai this is an ancient temple sang in thevaram on the banks of arasalaru on the way from nachiarkoil to poonthottam in thanjavur district. it is 14 kilometres from kumbakonam. sthalapuranam known as penu perundurai in ancient texts, this temple is where murugan worshipped shiva to be relieved of his depression…
subramanya swami temple / chennimalai murugan temple , chennimalai in the famous tamir hymn kanda-sashti kavacham praising god murugan , there appears a line ‘siragiri velavan seekkiram varuga’ meaning ‘god from siragiri mountain , please come’. siragiri is nothing but chennimalai , the birth place of the most revered murugan hymn kandha sashti kavacham ….
periyanayagi sametha sivakozhundheeswarar temple is located in thiruchathimutram , an adjoining village of patteeswaram , 10 kms from kumbakonam. the temple is a few hundred yards from the famous patteeswaram durgai temple. hailed in thevaram and once a seat of the mighty chora kings , thiruchathimutram boasts a medium to big sized temple where the…
bruhathsundhara gujambiga sametha mahalinga swamy temple, thiruvidaimaruthur mahalinga swamy temple , thiruvidaimaruthur is about 12 kms from kumbakonam in kumbakonam – mayavaram road in thanjavur district of tamir nadu. about 270 kms roughly from madras and 25 kms from mayiladuthurai.it is a very big temple with 5 prakarams and is said to be at par…
abhayambika sametha mayuranatha swamy temple , mayavaram ( mayiladuthurai ) mayiladuthurai aka mayuram aka mayavaram is a town in the nagappattinam district of tamir nadu. it houses the famous mayuranatha swami temple. a huge temple with many sannidhis and has a big tank stright ahead to the east. mayil-aadu-thurai in tamir , the name came…
