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Temple info-2872. Pasupatheeswarar Temple,Thiruvamoor,Cuddalore. பசுபதீஸ்வரர் கோயில்,திருவாமூர்,கடலூர்

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 Temple info -2872 கோயில் தகவல்-2872 Thiruvamoor Pasupatheeswarar and Thirunavukarasar Temples Thiruvamoor Pasupatheeswarar and Thirunavukarasar Temples: Thiruvamoor is around 9 kms from Panruti, 34 Kms from Cuddalore and 26 kms from Vizhupuram. One has to get down at a bus stop called Thiruvamoor Kaikaati and walk for around 2 Kms. We are first having darshan at Shri Tripurasundari sametha Shri Pasupatheeswarar temple. The temple is open from 6 am to noon and from 4 to 8 pm. The contact telephone numbers are 04142 237707 and 04142 239633. The sthala vruksham is Kondrai and the theertham is the Kedilam river. This temple is in the midst of agricultural fields. This is a very ancient temple. Major renovations and additions were done during the 11th century. Despite the presence of such an ancient temple, this place is known more for Thirunavukarasar. I have already written about Shri Thirunavukarasar (Appar). He was one of the foremost Saivite Savants and one among the...
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Temple info -2871. Ranganathar Temple, Thiruvathikai. ரங்கநாதர் கோயில்,திருவதிகை

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 Temple info -2871 கோயில் தகவல்-2871 Thiruvadhigai Ranganathar Temple Thiruvadhigai Ranganathar Temple: Thiruvadhigai also hosts a beautiful temple for Sri Ranganayaki sametha Shri Ranganathar. This temple is hardly ½ km from Saranarayana Perumal Temple. However it is not as well known as the latter and the size of the temple is also smaller. The temple is open from 7 to 11 am and from 5 to 8.30 pm. The Bhattars could be contacted through mobile on the following numbers: Shri Seshadri Bhattar 099426 56612 and Shri Balaji Bhattar 096266 69312. Apart from Kedilam (Garuda Nadhi), Pinakini (Pennar river) is also theertham for this temple. The sthala puranam shows the extent to which a king had respected the wishes of his beloved. Once this area was having a king known as Adhikapuri King. He wanted to marry the daughter of Chozha King, Pallavarayan. This lady was a staunch devotee of the Thayar and Swamy of Sri Rangam and being a resident of Tiruchirapalli, she would not miss...
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Temple info -2870. Vedappar Temple, Vriddhachalam. வேடப்பர் கோயில்,விருத்தாசலம்

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 Temple info -2870 கோயில் தகவல்-2870 Virudhachalam Vedappar Temple Virudhachalam Vedappar Temple: ( The write up on this temple may be taken as continuation of the previous one on Kolanjiappar temple. Readers will know the reason when they complete the reading of this write up.) This temple is in the outskirts of Virudhachalam town. It is around 2 Kms from the bus stand on the Pennadam road, near the bye-pass. We are visiting the Sri Valli Devasena sametha Shri Vedappar temple. The name Vedappar here refers to Murugan. The sthala vruksham is Uga tree ( I do not know the English or Hindi name for this tree. Readers may help me). The theertham is the Manimutharu river. The temple is open from 6 am to noon and from 3 to 6 pm. Readers are advised to have the darshan in the morning itself as there are only limited hours for poojas in the afternoon and the availability of the priest is also to be ascertained. The contact telephone number is 085080 17757. As mentioned in the e...
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