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 Temple info -3297 கோயில் தகவல்-3297 Kuzhikarai Kasiviswanathar Temple Kuzhikarai Kasiviswanathar Temple: Kuzhikarai is a small town 6 kms west of Tiruvarur. The Carnatic music lovers would remember the name of Kuzhikarai Shri Pichappa, who was one of the leading Nadaswara Vidwans of the last century. The temple is kept open from 9 am to noon and from 4 to 9 pm. The contact number for this temple is 099525 38193 . We are going to visit Shri Visalakshi sametha Shri Kasiviswanathar temple. This temple is nearly 800 years old. The original village was developed by Chozha King Kulothungan II and he also constructed this temple. His son Rajendra Chozhan II made further improvements to the temple in the 13th century. This place is at a relatively lower level compared to the nearby villages and hence water used to get collected in the deep ponds. As the village was developed on the banks of the ponds, it came to be called Kuzhikarai (Kuzhi in Tamil refers to pits). O...

 Temple info -3295 கோயில் தகவல்-3295 Ammalur Ekambareswarar  Temple, Thiruvarur District, Thiruthuraipoondi Taluk, Ammalur  Ammalur sivan temple  You can reach Ammalur by going 12 km on the Thiruthuraipoondi Muthupettai Road. The Shiva Temple is a little distance north of the main road. This Shiva temple is located in a ridge-like area between two large ponds.  The Palampandi River, which flows north of Ammalur, flows like a garland around this town. Due to this, the town is green.  In North Arcot district, there is a town called Ammalur with inscriptions from the Rajarajan era. Similarly, this town may also be a thousand years old.  East-facing temple. The ancient temple was renovated a few months ago and has been consecrated.  Lord – Ekambareswarar  The goddess has a south-facing shrine. Nandi is in a separate hall outside the main hall.  In the Prakaram, there is Dakshinamurthy in the south. In the north, there is Durga, there are no ...

 Temple info -3277 கோயில் தகவல்-3277 Vikkirapandiyam Agastheeswarar Temple, Thiruvarur Address  Vikkirapandiyam Agastheeswarar Temple, Thiruvarur Vikrapandiam, Mannargudi circle, Thiruvarur District, Tamil Nadu 614708 Moolavar Agastheeswarar Amman Soundaryanayaki Introduction  Vikkirapandiyam Agastheeswarar Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in the Vikkirapandiyam village, Mannargudi circle, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. There are two Lord Shiva temples and one Perumal temple in this town. One temple faces east and another temple faces west. First, Agatheeswarar temple on Perumal temple Street. This Shiva temple is located in the area adjacent to the Perumal temple. Although this temple is a west-facing temple, it is located in the south side of the town.  Here the presiding deity is called as Lord-Agatheeswarar and Mother is called as Goddess-Soundaryanayaki. Puranic Significance  Agathiyar got its name from the place of worship. It is surprising tha...

 Temple info -3269 கோயில் தகவல்-3269 Thiruvarur district, Tiruthurapoondi taluk, Edaiyur – Naganathar Sivan Temple Edaiyur Naganathar sivan temple  During the Kritha Yuga, Brahma was afflicted with Naga Dosha. He collected water from all the holy rivers and came to this area. Then he created three pools in three towns where the water of the holy rivers was combined, and after bathing in that pool, he created a Lingam at each place and worshipped the Lord. After that, history says that he was freed from the dosha.. Kallikudi Naganathar near Thiruturapoondi; Thambikottai Naganathar; Since it is between the two, it was named Idayur Naganathar. You can see that the three village temples are in the same straight line.  It is believed that people with Naga Dosha generally face problems like obstacles in marriage and childlessness. There are Naga Nathars in many towns to remove this dosha. You can go there.  But these three temples are extra special because they are in the ...

Temple info -3268 கோயில் தகவல்-3268  Pinnathur Sivan Temple, Thiruvarur District, Thiruthuraipoondi Taluk, Pinnathur  This Pinnathur is located 15 km away on the Thiruthuraipoondi-Muthuppettai road. There is a custom to call the Punnai tree as Pinnai tree, so the town with dense Pinnai trees is Pinnathur.  Pinnathur In the past, Kuthambai Siddhar visited many Shiva temples and came to Pinnathur. At that time, he was saddened to see that there was no Shiva temple in this town and prayed to the Lord. Seeing this sight, he was moved and prayed to the Lord to sit here. The Lord also sits there in the form of a beautiful Linga. This is the Lord of this place, Kailaya Nath.  To overcome the deficiency of the absence of a goddess, Kuthambai Siddhar invokes Goddess Parvati with a flower. She is the Goddess of this place, Pushpaleswari.  Over time, the local people created and installed here the gods of Vinayagar and Murugan. The pond on the north side of this temple was...

 Temple info -3263 கோயில் தகவல்-3263 Yamaneswarar Temple, Narikkudi, Tiruvarur Basic information about the temple Moolavar: Yamaneswarar Ambal / Thayar: Yamaneswari Deity: Siva Historical Name: Vriksham: Teertham: Agamam: Age (Years): Timing: To & To  Parikaram: Temple Group: – Sung By: Temple Set: Navagraham: Nakshatram: City / Town: Narikkudi District: Tiruvarur Maps From (Click):  Current Location  Kumbakonam (21 Km) Tiruvarur (28 Km) Thanjavur (38 Km) Mayiladuthurai (49 Km) Location Sthala puranam and temple information This site is one of the six remaining parivara sthalams associated with the  Alangudi Abatsahayeswarar temple , out of a total of eight temples that would have existed in the days of yore. (more on this, below). Narikudi is considered to symbolize Dharma loka, which is the realm of  Yama . Due to his ethical governance, the place was originally named Nerikudi, derived from the Tamil word “neri” (நெறி) meaning the appropriate or ethic...