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Temple info -3427. Oothumalai Balasubramanya Swamy temple,Salem. ஊத்துமலை பாலசுப்ரமண்யஸ்வாமி கோயில்,சேலம்

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 Temple info -3427 கோயில் தகவல்-3427 OOTHUMALAI:  Another interesting hill top temple near Salem is at a small hillock at Oothumalai ( Seelanaickenpatti ) which is around 11 Kms from Skandasramam. The temple is that of Sri Balasubramanya Swamy. This is also believed to be in existence over 1000 years. There is motorable road all the way to the top. As per Tamil History, the first grammar book in the language is Agathiyam and it was written by Sage Agasthyar and his discipl e Tholkappiar wrote the next grammer book called Tholkappiam. Agasthyar is believed to have written his book while residing here. As per Tamil culture, Murugan is the Guru of Agasthyar. The presiding deity here is the Murugan in the child form, Balasubramanyar. The idol of the Lord is very unique- He holds the neck of the peacock which is not seen in other temples. Separate shrines are there for Swarna Vinayakar, Agasthiswarar, Sadashivar and Nava-grahams. While Vinayakar is on the left, Shiva is on the righ...

Temple info -3426. Vedanarayana Perumal temple,Valaiyanmadevi,Cuddalore. வேதநாராயண பெருமாள் கோயில்,வளயான்மாதேவி,கடலூர்

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 Temple info -3426 கோயில் தகவல்-3426 Cuddalore Valaiyanmadevi Vedanarayana Perumal Temple: A sacred place that bestows blessings for love to culminate in marriage! L. Sailapathy Lord Vishnu, knowing that the world would benefit from the penance performed by Katyayana at the Valaiyanmadevi shrine, consented to it. He blessed him, saying, "If you perform the Putrakameshti Yagna, you can have Goddess Lakshmi  Valaiyanmadevi Vedanarayana Perumal Temple There are many temples in our country associated with the ten avatars taken by Lord Vishnu. We worship some of these important temples. One such temple is the Valaiyanmadevi Vedanarayana Perumal Temple. Lord Vishnu took the Varaha avatar and annihilated Hiranyaksha. Hiranyaksha's daughters, Manimalai and Muthumalai, knowing the glory of Lord Vishnu, performed penance towards him. As a result, both, having received Vishnu's grace, transformed into sacred rivers and flow near the Srimushnam Kshetra under the names Manimuktha River...