Address Kothangudi Kailasanathar Temple, Cuddalore Annmalai Nagar Post, Chidambaram Circle, Muthaiyannagar C. Kothangudi, Cuddalore district-608002 Phone: +91 94435 38084, 78715 65728 Moolavar Kailasanathar Amman Kamatchi amman Introduction Kothangudi Kailasanathar Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in the Kothangudi, Chidambaram circle, Cuddalore district. Here the Presiding deity is called as Kailasanathar and Mother is called […]
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Mogappair Karpageswarar Temple, Chennai
Address Mogappair Karpageswarar Temple, Chennai Sivan, 5th Block Road, Koil Street, Sivan Koil St, Mogappair West, Mogappair, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600037 Moolavar Karpageswarar Amman Karpaga Soundhari Introduction Karpageswarar Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in Mogappair near Anna Nagar in Chennai City of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the well-known temples of lord Siva […]
Chinnandi Vijayanathakeswarar Temple, Chennai
Address Chinnandi Vijayanathakeswarar Temple, Chennai Chinandi, Chennai District, Tamilnadu – 600118 Moolavar Vijayanathakeswarar Amman Vijayanayaki Introduction Chinnandi Vijayanathakeswarar Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in the Chinnandi, Chennai district of Tamilnadu. Here the Presiding deity is called as Vijayanathakeswarar and Mother is called as Vijayanayaki Amman. Puranic Significance Chennai was once a beautiful village […]
Athalanallur Moondreeshwarar Temple, Thirunelveli
Address Athalanallur Moondreeshwarar Temple, Thirunelveli Atthalanallur, Thirunelveli District, Tamilnadu Moolavar Moondreeshwarar Amman Maragadambika Introduction Moondreeshwarar Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Athalanallur Village near Veeravanallur in Thirunelveli District of Tamilnadu. Presiding Deity is called as Moondreeshwarar and Mother is called as Maragadambika. It is believed that Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva graces in the form […]
Kumbakonam Adhikumbeswarar Temple
Address Kumbakonam Adhikumbeswarar Temple Kumbakonam, Kumbakonam District, Tamilnadu – 612001 Moolavar Adhikumbeswarar Amman Anandavalli Introduction Kumbakonam Adhikumbeswarar Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, Located in the Kumbakonam district, Tamilnadu. Here the Presiding deity is called as Adhikumbeswarar and Mother is called as Anandavalli. This temple is located on the Kambatta Viswanatha Keezha Veethi in Kumbakonam. […]
Siddhar Dhanvantari
According to ancient texts, Siddhar Dhanvantari is revered as an incarnation of Lord Vishnu in Hinduism, who emerged from the Ocean of Milk during the churning of the ocean, carrying the pot of amrita, the elixir of immortality. While the Bhagavata Purana narrates his appearance during the Samudra Mathana, where the Devas and Asuras churned […]
Pandya period rock-cut cave temple at Paraikulam
The Tamil Nadu government has declared the early Pandya-era rock-cut cave temple at Paraikulam as a protected monument. It is located in Tiruchuzhi taluk in Virudhunagar district. The government would fence the area and the declaration would also prevent mining of rocks in a 300-metre radius of the monument. The temple at Paraikulam was an […]
Legend surrounding the temple’s origin – Jai Jagannatha
The traditional story concerning the origins of the Jagannath temple is that the original image of Jagannath, a form of Vishnu, at the end of the Dvapara Yuga, was manifested near a banyan tree, near the shore in the form of an Indranila Mani, or the Blue Jewel. It was so dazzling that it could grant an instant moksha, so the deity, Dharma or Yama, […]
Hinglaj Mata Mandir – The belief here
Shakti Peeth is the most famous and significant pilgrimage amongst the devotees according to their religious beliefs. It has also been mentioned in Hinglaj Purana as well as Vamana and many Puranas. Now here is an interesting fact. We all know that Pakistan was a part of India before independence. Hence, Hinglaj is one of the […]
Anaya Nayanar
Anaya Nayanar, also known as Anaya and Anayar, is a Nayanar saint, venerated in the Shaivite sect. Anaya is considered to be the 14th of the 63 Nayanars. His playing of the Panchakshara (five-syllable mantra) on his flute so pleased the god, Shiva, that he took Anaya away to the eternal world. Aanaayar used to tend cows. He used to take the cows for grazing […]