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 Temple info -3122 கோயில் மக-3122 Vennimalai Subramanyaswamy Temple, Pavoorchatram, Thirunelveli Vennimalai Subramanyaswamy Temple is a famous hillock temple situated at Kamaraj Nagar, Pavoorchatram in Thirunelveli District of Tamilnadu. This temple is devoted to Lord Murugan who is worshipped as Subramanya Swamy. Lord Murugan graces to his devotees along with his consorts Valli and Devasena here. V.Arumuga Nadar and A.Muthammal donated funds for the construction of Entrance Arch. Narathar, Lord Murugan along with Goddesses Valli and Devasena and sage are found at this arch. This arch was unveiled by Thanavel, the then Collector of Thirunelveli, on 1.3.1999. Beautiful temple located on a hillock overseeing this wonderful town.  Vennimalai Subramanyaswamy Temple in Pavoorchatram is located at 8.914650, 77.385058 or 8°54'52.7"N 77°23'06.2"E.Pavoorchatram situated in the foothills of  Western Ghats , between  Tuticorin  and Quilon highway National highway. Pavoorch...

 Temple info -1773 கோயில் தகவல் -1773 Senbhadevi Goddess Temple, Courtallam    Senpahadevi Amman Temple is located in the Western Ghats.  The temple is about 3 kms above the main waterfall of Courtalam.  This temple is functioning under the control of Courtalam Courtralanatha Swamy Temple.  The glory of the goddess Chenbhadevi temple has been well sung in the Courtrala Sthala Purana.  Naga pits are located here.  Around the Senbhadevi Amman temple there are idols of Siddhas including Vinayaka Agathiyar and Nandi Shivlingam carved in rock.  The waterfall here is named Chenbhadevi Aruvi after the goddess Chenbhadevi.  Agathiya Mamunivar has consecrated the goddess Senbhadevi.  The sanctum sanctorum in this temple has structures called Arthamandapam Maha Mandapam.  Here Lakshmi Saraswati along with Goddess Senbhadevi are seen in the sanctum sanctorum.  Every year the festival is held on Chitra Poornami for Amman.  It rai...

 Temple info -1408 கோயில் தகவல் -1408 Miracles of Alankulam Ramar Temple:  Miraculous Hill where Rama stood on one leg and searched for Sita!  Murugan temple is usually located on the hill.  But the Ram Temple is located on the Okka Nihan hill at Alankulam in Tenkasi district.  It is special that all the Gods we worship are located in this temple.  Rama Hill Temple  In the Ramayana, Hanuman fell when Chiranjeevi was lifting the mountain and this place is called ``Okka Nehan Hill''.  It is said that the notes written by Bogar Siddar also mention about the miracles and herbs of this hill.  In the Ramayana, after Ravana abducted Sita, legends say that Rama, Lakshmana, Hanuman and the Vanaras stayed in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu in search of Sita.  The Okka Nayhan Hill and the surrounding villages of Mayaman Kurichi, Kuttapanjan and Sitaikurichchi are proof of that.  Rama climbed this mountain to search for Sita and saw him st...

 Temple info -1227 கோயில் தகவல் -1227       Arulmigu Thirumalaikumarasamy Temple God Arulmigu ThirumalaiKumaraswamy Theertham Poonjunai Sthalaviruksham Tamarind Tree Agamam Karana Agamam Historical Importance Once upon a time Swamy Thirumalaimurugan appeared one Poovan Battar Archagar of Thirumalai Kaliamman Temple’s dream and asked him to find out the idol (stone vickragam) of swamy Thirumalai kumaran which is under the Bamboo bush,situated at Kottaithiradu on the way to Achankoil,ants would show the way to locate the idol. The message was conveyed to the then Kerala King of Pandalam.The king and Battar went to Kottaithiradu in order to find out the statue as stated in the dream ants paved the path.Lord Thirumalai Murugan statue was found.The same was brought and installed in the sanctum sanctorum of this present temple.It would had happened around 600 years back. Literary Importance Prof. Dr. GanapathiRaman in his thesis work about this temple’s history noted that ...

 Temple info -621 கோயில் தகவல் -621 Sankaranarayanan-Gomathi Amman temple Gomathi amman is one of the manifestation of Adhi shakthi. The temple is located in the town and a municipality in the Tenkasi district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The temple is popularly known as Sankaranayinarkoil (or Sankarankovil) and she is the consort of vanmikanathar and seen along with sankaranarayanar(the unification of shiva and vishnu). This temple is 900 years old and was built by Ukkira Pandian a king from Pandiya dynasty. Adi Thabasu is very famous festival celebrated there every year. Gomathi Amman Temple, Sankarankoil, Tenkasi Religion Affiliation Hinduism District Tenkasi Deity Lord Adhi shakthi Location Tenkasi State Tamil Nadu Country India Story The goddesses is a yogini who was performing her penance on the tip of the needle to please lord Shiva and merge with him. Two snake kings namely "sangan" and "padman". Sangan was worshipping lord shiva and padman was worsh...