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 Temple info -142 கோயில் தகவல் -142  Mammiyur Temple The legendary history extends to the consecration of the famous Sree Guruvayur Temple - It was the final phase of Dwaparayuga. The great Deluge has submerged Sree Krishna's abode Dwaraka and the Lord, as a playful child, was frolicking on a banyan leaf tossed about by the surging waters. Devaguru Brihaspathi and wind god Vayu stumble upon him where upon the Lord himself handed over to them the idol of the Supreme Lord that he has been worshipping at Dwaraka, with instructions to have it installed and consecrated at an appropriate spot on earth. Guru and Vayu then descended on the banks of a sprawing lake Rudratheertha rendered holy by Lord Shiva who has been doing penance there for ages. Realizing the purpose of the visit Lord Shiva suggested the consecration there itself on the bank of Rudratheertha and obligingly moved over to a near by location on the other side of the Rudhra theertha. The place where Guru and Vayu consecrated

 Temple info -141 கோயில் தகவல் -141 Anekadhangavadeswarar Temple (also called Anegathangavadham) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located in the town of Kanchipuram, near Kailasanathar temple, Kanchipuram district in Tamil Nadu, India. Anekadhangavadeswarar is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam, the 275 temples reverred in the canon. Anekadhangavadeswarar temple Religion Affiliation Hinduism District Kanchipuram Deity Anekadhangavadeswarar(Shiva), Manonmani (Parvathi) Location Kanchipuram State Tamil Nadu Country India Anekadhangavadeswarar temple is located in Tamil Nadu Architecture Type Dravidian architecture The temple has two daily rituals at various times from 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., and three yearly festivals on its calendar, of which the Thirukarthikai during (November - December) and Mahashivarathri during February - March being the most prominent. The t

 Temple info -140 கோயில் தகவல் -140 The Thanumalayan Temple, also called Sthanumalayan Temple is an important Hindu temple located in Suchindram in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the 108 shiva temple revered by the Kerala Hindu culture, though this temple is now in Tamil Nadu, when Kanyakumari District got merged into Tamil Nadu from Travancore .The Thanumalayan Temple is of importance to both Shaivaite and Vaishnavite sects of Hinduism, as the name Stanumalaya denotes Trimurtis; "Stanu" means Siva; "Mal" means Vishnu; and the "Ayan" means Brahma. Thanumalayan Temple Religion Affiliation Hinduism District Kanyakumari Deity Thanumalayan Location Suchindram State Tamil Nadu Country India Architecture Type Dravidian architecture Creator Cholas , Travancore The temple complex covers around two acres and has two gateway towers known as gopurams. The tallest is the eastern tower, with 11 stories and a height of 44 metres (144 ft). Th

 Temple info -139 கோயில் தகவல் -139 Thrikkakara Vamanamoorthy Temple (also referred as Thirukatkarai Vamanamoorthy ) is one of the few Hindu temples in India dedicated to Lord Vamana/Vishnu. It is situated in Thrikkakara, Kochi in the state of Kerala, India. Located around 10 km north-east of the city center between Thrissur-Ernakulam highway (NH 47), Seaport-Airport Road, Cochin University of Science and Technology and Model Engineering College, it is a centre of celebrations and a place of origin for the popular Onam festival. The temple is around two millennia old and is also listed as one of the 108 Divya Desams (divine places). Thrikkakara Vamanamoorthy Kshethram Religion Affiliation Hinduism District Ernakulam Deity Vamana (Vishnu), Thrikkakarayappan, Perunchelvanayagi, Vathsalyavalli Location Thrikkakara State Kerala Country India Architecture Type Dravidian architecture (Kerala style) The main temple festival is during the Onam season, which falls on the month of August or Sept

 Temple info -138 கோயில் தகவல் -138 The Madhukeshwara temple in Banavasi is dedicated to Lord Shiva gets its name from the honey-coloured Shiva Linga inside the sanctum. The temple dates back to the 4th century and hence it is one of Karnataka’s oldest temples.  According to a legend Madhu and Kaitabha, two demons, were killed by Vishnu on instance of Shiva. However, as both the demons were great devotees of Shiva, they both prayed vishnu to name two shiva lingas after their name, hence two lingas were consecrated after their names as Madhukeshvara and Kaitabheshvara. It is believed that an aspect of Shiva himself is enshrined in these lingas. The one linga is the Madhukeshwara of Banavasi and the other one is Kaitabheshwara of Anavatti kotipura in Shimogga district. Banavasi features in Hindu epics across many eras. It is referred to as ‘Vanavasika’ in the Mahabharata. Vanavasika, Jayanthipura, Konkanapura, Nandanavana, Kanakavathi, Jaladurga, Sanjayanti – over the centuries Banavasi

 Temple info -137 கோயில் தகவல் -137 At Bijli Mahadev temple in Himachal, lightning strikes the Shiva lingam every year Not many know that in the sacred lap of the Kullu Valley, there lies the perennial presence of Lord Shiva. At about 2,460 m in the heavenly valley, the temple of Bijli Mahadev has seen ages go by. The shrine lies 22 km from Kullu, and be reached through a 3 km-long trek, which offers views of the valley endowed with poetic beauty. The story of this Shiva lingam Every year, either the Shiva lingam or the presiding deity’s sacred wooden staff gets mysteriously hit by lightning bolts. Naturally, the lingam breaks up into pieces as a result, but the priest customarily puts it all together by using cereal and pulse flour along with unsalted butter. After a few months, the lingam takes a solid shape like before. According to the local belief, the reason why lightning strikes the lingam or the staff is sheer divine grace–the deity wants to save the inhabitants of the region f

 Temple info -136 கோயில் தகவல் -136 SRI. KAYAROGANESWARAR  TEMPLE, NAGAPATTINAM. This temple of Lord Shiva is situated in Nagapattinam, once an important Port of the Chola Empire. The presiding deity is Sri.Kayaroganeswarar with his spouse Sri. Neelayadhakshi. Urchavar is Sri.Chandrasekarar. Sthala Vriksham is Mango and Theertham,Pundarikaksham. This temple is said to be 2000 years old, historical name being Nagai Karonam. The temple is praised in the Thevaram hymns of Saint Gnanasambandar. This is the 82nd Shiva temple on the southern bank of Cauvery praised in Thevaram hymns. Emperor Mushukunda got seven Lingas from Indira for the helps he had rendered him. The Emperor installed the Lingas  in Seven Places called Saptha Vidanga sthalas.  This is one such Sthalas with a Linga so beautiful made of Ruby.  Hence, the Lord is named Sundara (beautiful) Vidangar.  Lord Thyagaraja is in a separate shrine right of the sanctum sanctorum.  The eyes of Mother Ambica is blue in colour as sea show

 Temple info -135 கோயில் தகவல் -135  Madhunatha Swamy temple, Elathur, has a separate niche for Lord Saniswarar Madhunatha Swamy temple at Elathur in Tirunelveli district is distinct in ways more than one. It has a separate niche for Saturn (Lord Saniswarar) and devotees can circumambulate the sannidhi and offer their worship. It is strongly believed that propitiating Saniswarar here would definitely nullify the malefic effects of the planet in one's birth chart and this is a Sani parihara sthalam. The shrine is believed to be an ancient one, at least 1,000 years old, as per the sthala puranam entitled Elanthai puranam. The story There is an interesting story on the presiding deity of the temple, Madhunadha Swamy. Sage Agasthya during his visit to the south, created a Lingam out of sand and it chanced to be under the shade of a tamarind tree. The sage did intense penance under the tree and as days rolled by suddenly honey started trickling down from the trunk of the three to the ro

 Temple info -134 கோயில் தகவல் -134 MARDESHWAR TEMPLE IN SHEHRA There is a village palikhanda in the District called Panchmahals, in the state of Gujarat. And there is a temple named “ Mardeshwar Mahadev ”  which is 1 kilometer from the village of Shahera.  Mardeshwar Mahadev is self-manifested.         This ancient Shiva temple is located on the state highway number 5 and is equidistant from Godhra and Lunawada. In ancient times Shahera was known as “Shivpuri Nagari”, which was later named as Shahera. Legend has it that, all Shiv temples in Shahera are one third of the size of Mardeshwar Mahadev.  Legend tells us that, Shivpuri Nagari (Shahera) was ruled by King Bhadrasena. This city suffered many times either due to drought or attacks of enemies. King Bhadrasen loved his people and could not bear to see the distress of his subjects and he wanted to alleviate their suffering, so, he decided to please Lord Shiva.  Following this thought, King Bhadrasena went to forest. He started a dea