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 Temple info -3448 கோயில் தகவல் -3448 Vanmeeha Nathar Temple, Thiruneiper, Thiruvarur  Vanmeeha Nathar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Thiruneiper Village in Thiruvarur District of Tamilnadu. Presiding Deity is called as Vanmeeha Nathar and Mother is called as Parameswari. Thiruneiper is the birthplace for Naminandi Adigal, one of the 63 Nayanmars. Legends Naminandi Adigal, a Nayanmar, hailed from Thiruneiper, not far away from Thiruvarur. He used to light the lamps at Thiruvarur Temple with ghee. He used to walk all the way from his place every day to reach Thiruvarur temple for serving the Almighty. He wanted to light ghee lamps at Achaleswarar Shrine, located inside the Temple. As he required more ghee for the purpose, he went outside and approached some houses which were close to the Temple. Without knowing that those houses belonged to Jains, he made the request to them. They laughed at him and refused to give ghee to light the lamps. They even...

 Temple info -3447 கோயில் தகவல் -3447 Theenda Thirumeni Perumal Temple - Siruvapuri, South India By  Krishnakumar T K   -  February 14, 2011 Siruvapuri, a small village near Chennai in South India, is believed to be the site where Lord Rama fought with his sons, Luv and Kush. The village is primarily known for its Subramanya temple, but it also has a lesser-known temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu. The Vishnu temple in Siruvapuri is called Uragathan Temple, also known as Theenda Thirumeni Perumal Temple. Even today, the priest does not touch the presiding deity with his hands. Despite its ancient appearance, the temple is relatively small. Lord Vishnu is worshipped in three different forms here. The main deity, Varadaraja Perumal, stands alongside his consorts, Sri Devi and Bhoo Devi, with a small image of Garuda facing them in the sanctum. Another shrine in the temple houses Lakshmi and Narayana, accompanied by Vishwaksena. In this sanctum, Vishnu (Narayana) is in a se...

 Temple infob-3446 கோயில் தகவல்-3446 Kurugai Kavalappar Temple Kurugai Kavalappar Temple:  This temple is also known as Veeranarayana Perumal Temple or Guruvalapparkoil ( the absence of difference between G and K could be one of the reasons or the presence of the Gurus could be another reason for the last name ).  This temple is not known to many outside the district.  It is just one Km from Gangaikonda Chozhapuram and one could easily take a bus from Kumbakonam or Jayamkondam. Tamil readers might be familiar with Shri Nathamuni Swamigal.  He had collected and compiled the Naalayira Divya Prabhandam ( the 4000 verses in praise of Lord Vishnu) and was also the author of Yogarahasya and Nyayatatva. His disciple was Shri Kurugai Kaavalappan.  Shri Nathamuni Swamigal’s grandson was Shri Alavandar who was directed by his Guru Shri Manakkal Nambi to seek the guidance of Shri Kaavalappan to get advanced training in Yogarahasya ( the M...