temples, the heart of sanathana dharma . . .
tirunellikkaa or thirunellikkaval as it is called today is located 17 km from tiruvarur and 23 km from mannargudi. thirunellikkaval is one of the 278 temples sung in thevaram. appar and sambandhar had sung in praise of the lord. sthala puranam the five sacred trees of devaloka – parijatham, karpakam, mandaram, harichandanam and santhanam –…
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location tiruvanduthurai is located about 10 km from mannargudi. on the road from mannarkudi to tiruthuraipoondi, maravaraayanalloor comes first. from there one should take a road that goes left which reads thirukkollikkaadu sani sthalam. vanduthurai is the first village on the road. sthalapuranam surely we have read the legend of ardhanariswarar, but this temple, its…
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thirumaanikuri is 5 km away from the famous vaishnava thalam thiruvaheenthra puram and 12 kms from cuddalore on cuddalore – panruti road. kedilam river flows to the north of the temple. maani means brahmachari. in vamana avathara, lord vishnu comes as a bramachari and kills mahabali. the third stride of vaamana sent mahabali into a…
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Aandaar koeyil is a quaint village about 3 kms from valangaimaan in thanjavur district of tamir nadu. it is around 14 kms from kumbakonam. People visiting Aalangudi ( Guru Sthalam ) should visit this beautiful temple situated on the south banks of kudamurutti river. temple layout Raajagoepuram has 5 stages. A beautiful pond is on…
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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…
