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 Temple info -3166 கோயில் தகவல்-3166 Sri Santhana Gopalan Temple/ ஸ்ரீ சந்தான கோபால பெருமாள் கோயில், சிறுமதுரை/ Sirumadurai, Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu.  The visit to this Sri Santhana Gopalan Temple at Sirumadurai, in Kallakurichi District was a part of the 105 th  Ahimsa walk organized by the Tamil Samanars, on 06 th  April 2025. Moolavar    : Sri Santhana Gopalan Consort      : Sridevi and Bhudevi Some of the salient features of this temple are…. The temple faces east with a mottai gopuram. Balipeedam and Garudan are after the entrance. Moolavar santhana Gopalan is with Sridevi and Bhudevi.   Garuda ARCHITECTURE The temple comprises sanctum sanctorum, ardha mandapam, and open mukha mandapam. The temple was built with stone from adhistanam to prastaram. The sanctum sanctorum is on a pada bandha adhistanam with jagathy, and pattikai. The bhitti is plain without pilasters or koshtas. A two-tier brick nagara vimanam is on the bh...

Temple info -3165 கோயில் தகவல்-3165  Thanjavur District, Thiruvaiyaru Taluk, Marur Sivan Temple  Marur / Maruvur sivan temple Marur is located on the north bank of the Cauvery, 9 km from Thiruvaiyaru on the road leading to Thirukattupally. It is also known as Maruvur.  Marur Sivan Temple is an ancient Chola temple located on the side of the main road. An inscription carved in the southern part of the Maha Mandapam of this temple in 1249 AD during the reign of Rajendra III states - Thiruganasambandhar Math was located on the northern side of the Thirumadai Vilagam of the Nayanar Temple in this village. Thirugnanasambandha Mudaliar was the head of this Math; There is a news that 23 pits of land, arable land, 1 maa, a Mukkani and saplings were given to this Math as a Matha Sesha by the Mathadhipati Thirugnanasambandha Mudaliar.  Therefore, the temple we see today is more than 775 years old.  The Pasupathiswarar temple is an east-facing temple surrounded by coconut ...

 Temple info -3164 கோயில் தகவல்-3164 Gunam Thantha Nadhar Temple, Orakkattupettai, Kanchipuram Gunam Thantha Nadhar Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Orakkattupettai near Chengalpet in Kanchipuram District. This temple is 600 years Old. Presiding deity is called as Gunam Thantha Nathar and Mother is called as Thiripura Sundari. Sthala Vriksham is Sarakondrai Tree and Theertham is Agni Theertham and it is well known for curing all types of diseases.     In this temple, one can find Ashta Lingas (8 Sivalingams, as found in Thiruvannamalai, representing 8 directions) in the temple praharam. The local people say that these Sivalingams were consecrated, based on the divine order received in the form of Asareeri (Divine voice heard from unseen spiritual forces). Going around this temple for 21 times on Pournami days is equivalent to performing Thiruvannamalai Girivalam once. Recently a miracle took place in this temple. A person, dumb by birth, went ar...