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 Temple info -3246 கோயில் தகவல்-3246 Sri Arulmigu Sivalapuri Amman Temple / அருள்தரும் ஸ்ரீ சிவளாபுரி அம்மன் திருக்கோவில், நடுவச்சேரி and Hero stones, Naduvachery / Naduvacheri, Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu.  The visit to this Sri  Sivalapuri  Amman Temple at Naduvachery / Naduvacheri was a part of Heritage visit to the temples, heritage sites and Hero stones from Vijayamangalam to Avinashi, on 07 th  August 2021. This place was called as Sevalaipoondi in olden days The Main Deity          : Sri Sevalapuri Amman Some of the salient features of this temple are… The Temple is facing north with an entrance arch. Stucco image of Sevalapuri Amman is on the front and back of the arch. A Swing, a Deepa Sthambam with Mandapam ( one of the pillar has the image of the donor ) and Kundam are after the entrance arch. A 2 tier Rajagopuram is at the entrance of temple with Sri Sevalapuri Amman’s stucco image on the top. Amman in the sa...

 Temple info -3162 கோயில் தகவல் -3162 Madappur Muthukumaraswamy Temple Sri Muthukumaraswamy hill temple is located at Maddapur around 3 Kms from Palladam in Coimbatore  district -Tamilnadu.Lord Muruga in this Madappur temple appears identical in form as in Palani. Also, he is here with his father Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati.   It is believed that this temple and the temple in Palani is of same age and period.Both Murugas are identical in form.The only difference is that Muruga in Palani is facing west and Muruga here in Madappur temple is facing east. The spring, Lord Pada Vinayaka and the steps are identical in both temples confirming the contemporary age.   There are separate shrines for Lord Madhimaleeswarar,  and Lord Muruga with Vimanas-a small tower above the shrine, all on a big rock. There are Mandaps with aesthetic beauty. Fish Symbols in the temple show, it is likely that renovations could have been taken up by Pandya kings. The recent consecration h...