Shri Panduranga Temple Sri Vittal Rukmini Samsthan in Govindapuram, District Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, is a sacred centre of worship where bhakti (the spirit of devotion) is unmistakably in the air at all times. The worship of Sri Pandurangan and Sri Rukmini Devi is carried out here several times during the day […]
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Brihadeeswarar Temple Gangaikonda Cholapuram is a town located in Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu, India. It became the capital of the Chola dynasty in c. 1025 during the reign of Rajendra Chola I, and served as the Chola capital for around 250 years. The great temple of Brihadeeswarar Temple at this place is next only to the Brihadisvara temple at Thanjavur in its monumental nature […]
Kampaheswarar Temple The Kampaheswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva. The temple follows the Dravidian style of architecture. An unusual feature of the temple is that the vimana is extremely high unlike other Dravidian-style South Indian temples. The architecture of the temple is similar to the Big Temple at Thanjavur, Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuramand Gangaikonda Cholapuram temples. The distinct features of all […]
Srinivasa Perumal Temple Papanasam Srinivasa Perumal Temple: Apart from the Shiva temple covered previously, Papanasam also houses Shri Pankajavalli sametha Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple. This is on the Tanjavur Kumbakonam main road. Though this is an old temple, it is relatively a small one. The eastern entrance is having a three tiered gopuram which […]
Sri Ramalingaswami Temple Papanasam (Sri Ramalingeswarar Temple/ 108 Shiva Linga Temple) – In Tamil literally it means “Destruction of Sins” It is believed that worshipping Lord Shiva in this temple would remove all sins. This temple was build by Lord Rama and the 108 Shiva lingas were installed by him.Lord Ramalingaswami […]
Palaivananathar Temple Palaivananathar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Papanasam, Tamil Nadu, India. It is a Paadal Petra Sthalam and is considered to be the 19th in the series of Thevara Stalams in the Chola kingdom located south of the river Kaveri. The Thirupalaithurai temple with 2 prakarams (outer courtyard) occupies an area of 3 acres, and its entrance […]
Vaitheeswaran Koil (Sevaai) Temple Vaitheeswaran Kovil or Pullirukkuvelur is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Lord Shiva, located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The presiding deity is Sri vaidyanathan. He is the God of Healing. When pronouncing in Tamil, it sounds like “vaideeswaran”. It is one of the nine Navagraha(nine planets) temples and is associated with the planet Mars (Angaraka). […]
Swetharanyeswarar (Budhan) Temple Shiva is worshiped as Swetharanyeswarar, and is represented by the lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Brahmavidyambigai. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the Nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. History of Swetharanyeswarar (Budhan) Temple This temple’s […]
Agniswarar (Sukran) Temple The Agniswarar Temple is a Hindu temple in the village of Kanjanur, 18 kilometres north-east of Kumbakonam. The presiding deity is Sukra (Venus). However, the main idol in the temple is that of “Agniswarar” or Shiva. In concordance with the Saivite belief that Shiva is all-pervading, Sukra is believed to be located within the stomach of […]
Naganathaswamy (Kethu) Temple The Naganatha Swamy Temple or Kethu Sthalam is a Hindu temple in the village of Keezhaperumpallam. The presiding deity is Ketu, a shadow planet. However, the main idol in the temple is that of “Naganatha Swamy” or Shiva. The temple is one of the nine Navagraha temples of Tamil Nadu and is a part of the popular Navagraha […]