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 Temple info -755 கோயில் தகவல் -755 Rathnagiriswarar Temple, Ayyarmalai, Karur Rathnagiriswarar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Ayyarmalai near Kulithalai Town in Karur District of Tamil Nadu. Presiding Deity is called as Ratnagiriswarar / Arthanasaleswarar / Manikka Easar / Mudi Thalumbar / Malai Kozhundeesar / Raja Lingam / Madhyana Sokkar / Ratnagrisar / Vaatpokki Nathar and Mother is called as Karumbar Kuzhali / Aralakesi / Surunmbar Kuzhalai. The Temple is situated on 342 meters (1178 ft) high Ayyar Malai. One has to climb 1017 steps to reach to the top of hill. The place is called as Iyer Malai, Rathnagiri, Sivayamalai, Ayvar Malai and Thiruvatpokki. It is considered very auspicious to visit three Shiva Sthalams (Kadambar Kovil in the morning, Thiruvatpokki (Ratnagiri) at noon and Thiruveengoimalai in the evening) on Mondays during the Tamil month of Karthigai. It is also believed that Lord Shiva here is worshipped by lightening once in 12 years. T...

 Temple info -753 கோயில் தகவல் -753 Koppudaiya Nayaki Amman Temple / Koppudaiy Amman hyTemple / Koppudai Amman Temple / Koppudai Nayaki Amman Temple at Karaikudi in Sivaganga District – Oldest and Famous Goddess Amman Temple in Karaikudi. Koppudaiya Nayaki Amman Temple (கொப்புடைய நாயகி அம்மன் கோவில்) / Koppudai Amman Temple is one of the oldest and the most famous temple located at the center of Karaikudi town, Chettinadu region. Koppudaiya Nayaki Amman Temple is known as the guardian deity of Karaikudi. Once this entire locality was a forest with overgrown “Karai / காரை” trees and when a new habitat was created around this area which is called the “Kudiyetram” in the Tamil language. As it was from the Karai forest, the place was named and called “Karai Kudiyetram / குடி”, which later transformed this place’s name into Karaikudi – காரைக்குடி. Koppudai Amman is blessing the devotees from the east. At the KoppudaiNayaki Amman temple, the main deity – the urchavar and Moolavar – the p...

 Temple info -754 கோயில் தகவல் -754 AiholeTemples Aihole (pronounced "Eye-hoḷé"), also referred to as Aivalli, Ahivolal or Aryapura, is a historic site of ancient and medieval era Buddhist, Hindu and Jain monuments in Karnataka, India that dates from the sixth century through the twelfth century CE. Most of the surviving monuments at the site date from the 7th to 10th centuries. Located around an eponymous small village surrounded by farmlands and sandstone hills, Aihole is a major archaeological site featuring over one hundred and twenty stone and cave temples spread along the Malaprabha river valley, in Bagalakote district.Hunagunda Taluk Distance 35km  Group of monuments at Aihole 8th century Durga temple exterior view, Aihole Hindu temples and monuments 3.jpg Durga temple cluster at Aihole Location Bagalkot, Karnataka, India Nearest city Hunagunda Coordinates 16°1′08″N 75°52′55″E Area 5 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi) Elevation 810 m (2,657 ft) Built 4th–12th century CE Aih...