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 Temple info -1533 கோயில் தகவல் -1533 Sankara Narayana Swamy temple  Melarajaveedi  Thanjavur District  Lord :- Sankara Narayan  Goddess :- Mother Balambika    Festival :-        Pradosham, Sankatahara Chaturthi, Annabishekam in Aippasi, Sangabishekam in Karthikai, Tiruvadhirai, Vaikunda Ekadasi, Panguni Uthiram, Sanipairchi.        Main Specialties :-        Moolavar Shankara Narayan presents himself in the form of Linga.  On the right side of the stone he is the form of Lord Shiva with braid, Ganga, Moon, forehead eye, Thiruneeru, Makara kundalam, Rudraksha garland, malu, abhaya hastam, tiger skin etc.;  On the left side he is also depicted as Thirumal with crown, Thirunamam, Thiruvaparanas, Sanghu Hastam, Panchakacham.   Accordingly, the images of Parvati and Lakshmi are displayed on both sides. The temple was built by the Cholas.        Opening Hours...

 Temple info -1109 கோயில் தகவல் -1109 Shankara Narayanan Temple & Arthanareeswarar Temple, Thirunattalam, Kanyakumari Shankara Narayanan Temple & Arthanareeswarar Temple is twin Hindu Temples located at Thirunattalam Village in Kanyakumari District of Tamilnadu. The first temple, Shankara Narayanan Temple, the main god is Lord Vishnu and Lord Siva. Therefore, god is called as Sankaranarayanar. The second temple, Arthanareeswarar Temple, the main god is Lord Siva and Lord Parvathi in half Shiva & half Parvathi. Therefore, the presiding deity is called as Arthanareeswarar. The shrine is the twelfth and last in the Shivalaya Ottam sequence. It is only after worshipping Vishnu at the Shankara Narayanan temple, the divine run is considered complete. Legends Vyakrapada, the Shiva devotee was chasing Bhima who was chanting Lord Vishnu's name. The legend of the temple states that Shiva and Vishnu gave darshan together to Vyakrapada here at Thirunattalam to make him understand t...

 Temple info -707 கோயில் தகவல் -707 Sankara Narayanan Temple, Sankarankovil, Thirunelveli Sankara Narayanan Temple is dedicated to Hindu God Sankara Narayanan, a fusion of Shiva and Vishnu located at Sankarankovil Town in Thirunelveli District of Tamilnadu. The Temple was built in the 11th century by the Pandya king, Ukkirapandia. This temple also gives the town its name, Sankarankoil. In this temple you can see an unusual sight of Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu placed together in the same sanctum sanctorum. Shiva lingams usually represent one particular natural element. This temple is considered to be representing one of the five elements (Nilam/Land/Prithvi) in this area, the other being Nallur (Agni), Tharukapuram (Neer/Water/Jal), Thenmalai (Vayu) and Devathaanam (Agayam/Sky/Akash). Sankarankovil is the second largest town in the district. It is very noted for the "Adi Thapasu" festival. This temple is a representation of fusion of two faiths Saivism and Vaishnavism. In older...