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 Temple info -1108 கோயில் தகவல் -1108 Bhaktavachleshwarar Temple, Thirupanticode,  Kanyakumari Bhaktavachleshwarar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Thirupanticode, Kanyakumari. Presiding Deity is called as Bhaktavachleshwarar / Mahadevar. This temple is one in the Shivalaya Ottam temples. Thirparappu is the eleventh temple for the Shivalaya Ottam. Legends Lord Shiva broke Vishnu Horn in Varaha form: After Mahavishnu in the form of a wild pig brought back the earth in place by killing the demon king Hiranya, he is still not came out of his anger of war, was disturbing the worlds. The devas surrendered to the Lord Shiva who broke his horn and brought him back to his normalcy. Lord Vishnu realized his mistake and worshipped the Lord and requested him to be adorned by the horn he broke. The Lord blessed him wearing the horn to his head beautifully. This temple is supposedly associated with this puranic event. Sage Vyakarapadhar worshipped Lord Shiva here...

 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 -1106 கோயில் தகவல் -1106 Sadaiappar Temple, Thiruvidaikkodu, Kanyakumari Sadaiappar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Thiruvidaikkodu in Kanyakumari District of Tamilnadu. The temple is a part of the famed Shivalaya Ottam conducted during Shivaratri. It is the ninth temple in the run sequence. Legends Sage Vyakarapadhar visited this place and worshipped Lord Shiva here. This temple could have got some association with the Siddhar Idaikkadar. The Temple Presiding Deity is called as Sadaiappar / Mahadevar. Theertham associated with this Temple is Idaikkadar Kulam. There is a temple of Lord Vishnu to the south of this temple. This temple is by the side of a stream that runs in a bridge above the road. The Lord is with matted hair. Hence, he is called as Sadaiappar. The Lord is Swayambu Lingam. The Deity was later discovered by a Muslim. To this day the members of the Muslim family have special honours. Temple Opening Time The Temple remains open ...

 Temple info -1105 கோயில் தகவல் -1105 Kalakalar Temple, Melancode, Kanyakumari Kalakalar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Melancode in Kanyakumari District of Tamilnadu. The temple is a part of the famed Shivalaya Ottam conducted during Shivaratri. It is the eighth temple in the run sequence. This temple is believed to be built during 15th century. Legends Lord Shiva saved Markandeya from Lord Yama: This temple is linked to Markandeya. When Yaman came to take off the life of Markandeya at his 16th age, Markandeya holds the Shiva lingam tight. The Shiva lingam slants as Yama was trying to use his cord to take off Markandeya life. Shiva appears, breaking open the lingam and uses his Trident on Yaman and rescues, Markandeya. The Shiva Lingam in this temple is also slanted to one side. The lingam also has a semi spherical form slightly bulged in the top, as if it’s been squeezed by the rope (of Yaman). Sage Vyakarapadhar worshipped Lord Shiva here: Sage Vyaka...

 Temple info -1107 கோயில் தகவல் -1107 Parithipani Mahadevar Temple, Thiruvithamcode, Kanyakumari Parithipani Mahadevar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Thiruvithamcode in Kanyakumari District of Tamilnadu. The Temple is also called as Neelakanda Swamy Temple. Presiding Deity is called as Parithipani / Mahadevar / Neelakanda Swamy. The temple is a part of the famed Shivalaya Ottam conducted during Shivaratri. It is the tenth temple in the run sequence. It is considered to be one of the oldest temple in Kanyakumari District. Legends It is believed that Sage Vyagrapathar visited this temple. History The temple is believed to have received various donations for the rulers of the Travancore dynasty. The rulers were described as being regular visitors to this shrine for worshipping the divinity of the Lord. It is among the oldest temples of the area. The Temple This Temple is the 10th Shivalaya Temple in Shivalaya Ottam Temples. Presiding Deity is called as Par...

 Temple info -1103 கோயில் தகவல் -1103   Kirathamurthy Temple, Pannippagam, Kanyakumari Kirathamurthy Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Pannippagam in Kanyakumari District of Tamilnadu. The temple is a part of the famed Shivalaya Ottam conducted during Shivaratri. It is the sixth temple in the run sequence. Legends Lord Shiva blessed Arjuna with Pasupatha Asthra: Arjuna, to win the war in Mahabharata, wanted to get the Pasupathasthiram. So, he went to the forest and did meditation upon the Lord Siva. To spoil this, Duryodhana sent Moohasuran. Moohasuran metamorphosed himself into a Pig and attacked Arjuna. Lord Siva came to his rescue as a hunter and attacked the pig with his arrow and at the same time, Arjuna also did the same. But Arjuna's bow broke and he beat the hunter with his broken bow on his head and it was felt by all the people of the world. Then Arjuna understood that he was the Lord Siva and Arjuna fell at his feet. Since the Lord Siva cam...

 Temple info -1104 கோயில் தகவல் -1104   Neelakandeswarar Temple, Kalkulam, Kanyakumari Neelakandeswarar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Kalkulam near Padmanabhapuram in Kanyakumari District of Tamilnadu. The temple is a part of the famed Shivalaya Ottam conducted during Shivaratri. It is the seventh temple in the run sequence. Presiding Deity is called as Neelakandeswarar / Mahadevar. Mother is called as Ananthavalli. In architecture as well as in rituals, the temple is different to the other Sivalayams in the area. Legends Sage Vyakarapadhar visited this place and worshipped Lord Shiva here. History This town was the capital of the erstwhile Tiruvidangur state. The kings who ruled from this town and the other kings like Thirumalai Nayakar have done lots of service to this temple. The shrine is believed to have been built during the rule of Marthanda Varma. Tirumala Nayakar installed the Goddess in the shrine. Situated very close to Padmanabhapuram,...

 Temple info -1102 கோயில் தகவல் -1102 Thimbileshwarar Temple, Ponmanai, Kanyakumari Thimbileshwarar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Ponmanai in Kanyakumari District of Tamilnadu. The temple is a part of the famed Shivalaya Ottam conducted during Shivaratri. It is the fifth temple in the run sequence. Legends Swayambu Lingam: It is said that a shepherd by name Theembil Adhipan when cutting grass for the calf’s, was shocked to note the outpouring blood from a stone. When he removed the covering bushes, he saw a self-appeared lingam (Swayambu). He started worshipping the Lingam. Hence, the lord is called as Thimbileshwarar. Later the temple was built up the Chozha and Pandiya kings. Sage Vyakarapadhar worshipped Lord Shiva here: Sage Vyakarapadhar visited this place and worshipped Lord Shiva here. The Temple The Temple is situated on the banks of river Thamiraparani facing east. The temple of Thimbileshwarar is a very ancient one as seen by the architecture...