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 Temple info -1708 கோயில் தகவல் -1708 Kandaswamy Temple, Poravacherry, Nagapattinam Kandaswamy Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Murugan located in Poravacherry in Sikkal Town in Nagapattinam Taluk in Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu. This temple is linked closely with the temples in Ettukudi and Enkan Murugan Temples, through the legend that the images of Skanda in all three of these shrines were made by the same sculptor. Lord Murugan of this Temple is praised by Saint Arunagirinathar in his revered Thirupugazh hymns. Legends As per legend, the region was under the control of Chola King in ancient period. He ordered a sculptor from Porulvaitha Cheri village to sculpt an idol of Lord Murugan for safeguarding the region. He sculpted an idol of the Lord Murugan with six faces on peacock. The Chola king was so impressed with the idol and wanted the idol to be unique one of its kind in his kingdom. Seeing the beauty of the idol, the jealous Chola king cut off the thumb of ...

 Temple info -1709 கோயில் தகவல் -1709 Thiruvarur District, Kudavasal Circle, Pulyanchery Shiva Temple  On the Kumbakonam – Thiruvarur highway, next to Nachiarkoil, on the Mathur-Achuthamangalam road, 9 km from Pilawadi, 1 km on the Baruthiyur road and turn left, Pulyancheri is located.  It is also 10 km from Achuthamangalam.  This place is called 27. Puliancheri because there are many Puliancheris.  During the Vijayanagara king Krishnadevarayara's time, the town was called Pulayancheri.  Along with this Pulayancheri and another town called Madhurandaka Nallur, he named it Sri Narasimendrapuram and gifted it to Hastagiri, the son of Bhaskara Bhattar.  This town was a village under Alur Sawadi in Kulothungachola Valanadu.  Puliancheri is a village on the banks of Mudikonda river.  A very small village, only 100 houses.  There is a large pond and four streets around it.  In this small village Kailasanathar temple and Vishwanathar templ...

 Temple info -1707 கோயில் தகவல் -1707 Idar Theertha Perumal Temple, Vadiveeswaram, Kanyakumari Idar Theertha Perumal Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located at Vadiveeswaram Village, now part of the town of Nagercoil in Kanyakumari District of Tamilnadu. The name implies that, the god will remove the obstacles in life. The village was originally an agraharam, or a traditional double line of houses occupied by Brahmins and flanking a temple or pair of temples. It is most famous as the birthplace of Neelakanta Sivan, a well-known 19th-century composer. The name Vadiveeswaram is a compound of the words Vadivu, which means 'beauty' and Easwaran, an appellation of the God Shiva, in Tamil. The name thus means the beauty of Shiva, which could refer either to the area or to the presiding goddess of the Azhagamman Temple, a Hindu Saivite temple situated in the north-east corner of the village. Carnatic composer Neelakanta Sivan was born in Vadiveeswaram in 1839. He men...

 Temple info -1706 கோயில் தகவல் -1706 History of Sindhupatti Perumal Temple:  If it is Perumal temple, we will get only Tulsi and Tirtha as prasadam? Also, if they give vibhuti too...we who receive it will be surprised.  Which temple is that?  What is the cause of giving vibhuti as prasadam?  For that we have to go to Sindhupatti.  On the Madurai District- Tirumangalam- Usilampatti road, about 18 km far away is Sindhupatti.  This wonder happens in the ancient Venkatesa Perumal temple here.  If you know the history of the temple, you will get an explanation for this.  During the 12th and 13th centuries AD,the Deccan plateau and the south were ruled by Sultans.  It was against their rule that the Vijayanagara Empire arose.  Many dilapidated temples were revived after that. Tirupati and the surrounding Chandragiri fort area were in the hands of the Vijayanagara emperor Krishnadevaraya.  In the 1530 AD, after the death of Krishnade...

 Temple info -1705 கோயில் தகவல் -1705 Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Polur, Thiruvannamalai Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple is located at the top of Sampathgiri Hill in Polur Town in Thiruvannamalai District of Tamilnadu. This hill temple was historically referred as Sampathgiri. Sampathgiri in Sanskrit means "Mountain of Wealth". The same term was referred in Tamil as "Porulur" literally translating to Poruloor (Place of Wealth), now referred as Polur. From the top of the hill, one can have a clear view of the Thiruvannamalai Arunachala Hill and a small hill named Kunnathur Hill located on the outskirts of Polur. Legends Swyambhu Narasimha Idol: As per the legend, a group of workers were breaking down stones on a hill called Sampathgiri in Polur village in Thiruvannamalai District of Tamilnadu. Workers were busy doing their job. One of the worker’s spear hit a rock, and for everyone’s shock it started bleeding. They were frightened and left for the day. One the sam...

 Temple info -1704 கோயில் தகவல் -1704 Then Thiruvannamalai  is the place where the Siddhas reside and cure diseases. Thitian malai  Temples  After killing Ravana, Ramabiran returned to Ayodhya and performed Ashvamedha Yagya.  A horse with a flag is sent across the country before the Ashvamedha Yaga.  Wherever the horse stopped and rested, Sri Rama later consecrated Shiva Lingams and worshiped them.  This is one  such place where Rama's Ashwamedha yaga-khita rested and rested.  Thus, the temple built by Rama after consecrating a lingam on the banks of Thithianmalai Pottamarai pond called Kailasanathar Thirukoil.  Worshiping at this shrine, which is hailed as ``South Thiruvannamalai'', is equivalent to worshiping at Tiruvannamalai.  Thidian village is situated near Usilambatti in Madurai district.  It is here that the Arulmiku Periyanayake Udanurai Sri Kailasanathar Temple is located in a beautiful natural environment.  Some...

 Temple info -1703 கோயில் தகவல் -1703 SHRI MUKTHI NAGA KSHETRA Shri Mukthi Naga Kshetra has long been home to the Serpent Deity. For the past 200 years, the residents of this region have been referring to this place as “Junjappana Bayalu” (Junjappa’s Field). In accordance with Lord Subrahmanya’s divine will, the construction of the Mukthi Naga Temple is being carried out at this place. This place, which is a veritable abode of serpents, is a heaven of peace and serenity to all who come here. Temple is situated at Ramohalli, 18 kilometers from the Bangalore bus stand. It is located 5 kilometers from the Bangalore-Mysore road, after one passes Kengeri, on the way to the Big Banyan Tree. One kilometer from the Ramohalli bus stand is the place where the place where Mukthi Naga Temple is present. POOJAS Nagaprathishte Pooja Naga Pratisthapana is done at dedicated temples. 'Pratisthapana' is -providing an abode. Hence, Naga Pratisthapana is a procedure which should be performed on a ...