temples, the heart of sanathana dharma . . .
gnaanaambigaa sametha dhaenupureeswarar temple , patteeswaram a very ancient temple worshipped by rama and patti , the daughter of kamadhenu , patteeswaram is a temple sung in thevaram. patteeswaram is 8 km from kumbakonam to the south west. but patteeswaram is well known for its other feature , the patteeswaram durgai. though it is added…
thandanthottam is a small village about 12 kilometres to the south of kumbakonam near iyyavadi and ragu sthalam thirunageswaram. sthalapuranam this is where lord shiva gave pradosha dance darshan to 33 crore devas so this place is called thiru thaandava thottam which eventually became thandanthottam. this temple was worshipped by agastya muni, indhiran, patanjali munivar…
pandhaadunaayagi sametha kodeeswarar temple , kottaiyur an ancient temple north of kumbakonam along the banks of cauvery where shiva gave darshan to badrayogi rishi who was looking to visit 1 crore shiva lingams and said that that one lingam is equivalent to 1 crore ( 10 million ) lingams hence earning the name kodeeswarar. kodi…
Usha / Prathyusha sametha shiva Suryan , Suriyanar koil suriyanar koil is an ancient temple where the 9 planets worshipped shiva to get rid of their leprosy which was caused as they inadvertently granted a wish of kaalava munivar who was supposed to be getting that disease. the navagrahams or 9 planets are known to…
soundharanaayagi sametha kokileswarar temple called as thirukkulambiyam , thirukkozhambam by locals now , this village can be reached from either kumbakonam or mayavaram. from kumbakonam one should travel on karaikal road , take a left from s.pudhur and go north for about a mile. also reachable from narasingampettai on kumbakonam – mayiladuthurai road. about 20…
