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 Temple info -3166 கோயில் தகவல்-3166 Sri Santhana Gopalan Temple/ ஸ்ரீ சந்தான கோபால பெருமாள் கோயில், சிறுமதுரை/ Sirumadurai, Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu.  The visit to this Sri Santhana Gopalan Temple at Sirumadurai, in Kallakurichi District was a part of the 105 th  Ahimsa walk organized by the Tamil Samanars, on 06 th  April 2025. Moolavar    : Sri Santhana Gopalan Consort      : Sridevi and Bhudevi Some of the salient features of this temple are…. The temple faces east with a mottai gopuram. Balipeedam and Garudan are after the entrance. Moolavar santhana Gopalan is with Sridevi and Bhudevi.   Garuda ARCHITECTURE The temple comprises sanctum sanctorum, ardha mandapam, and open mukha mandapam. The temple was built with stone from adhistanam to prastaram. The sanctum sanctorum is on a pada bandha adhistanam with jagathy, and pattikai. The bhitti is plain without pilasters or koshtas. A two-tier brick nagara vimanam is on the bh...

 Temple info -3090 கோயில் தகவல்-3090 Ravikula Maanikkaeswarar Temple, Dhadapuram, Villupuram Ravikula Maanikkaeswarar Temple is dedicated to Hindu God Shiva located at Dhadapuram Village near Thindivanam in Villupuram District of Tamilnadu. Dhadapuram Village is located at a distance of 14 kms North-West of Tindivanam towards Vandavasi, is of great historic significances connected with the lives of Kundavai Devi and great Rajaraja Chola. The Chola Princess Kundavai Devi created this town, Rajarajapuram, in the name of his loving brother Rajaraja Chola. She also constructed the temple for Lord Manickeshwarar and Sri Varadharaja Perumal temple. The temples are rich in architecture with lots of inscriptions that tell the history of the land. The old name of Dhadapuram was Rajarajapuram. In the records it is referred to as ‘Venkundra Kottathu Nalloor Naattin Rajarajapuram’. This temple was constructed by Raajaraja Chola’s sister Kundavai Pirattiyaar. There are ...

Temple info -3079 கோயில் தகவல்-3079 Shanishwara Temple (Navagraha Temple), Moratandi, Villupuram Navagraha Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Navagrahas located in Moratandi Village near Union Territory of Pondicherry in Villupuram District of Tamilnadu. The Temple covers an area of 2 acres. The main deity Shaniswara Bhagwan is about 27 feet tall and each Navagraha idol is 15 feet tall. All Navagrahas are huge idols with their vahanas. Among them, Surya the sun god is present at the centre who resembles his importance compared with Navagrahas. Navagraha means nine planets, and thus Navagraha temples are a congregation of temples which are devoted to the nine celestial bodies according to Hindu astronomy, namely, Surya (Sun), Chandra(Moon), Mangala (Mars), Budha (Mercury), Brihaspati (Jupiter), Shukra (Venus), Shani (Saturn), Rahu (North Lunar Node) and Ketu (South Lunar Node). So, the Navagraha temples are a cluster of nine separate temples, each of which is an abode of one of the N...