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Maruthamalai Temple
Maruthamalai Temple refers to the popular abode of Muruga, Subramaniya Swamy, or Marudhachal Murthy, the 12th-century hill Temple on the outskirts of Coimbatore city. This picturesque place of worship is located on top of the Maruthamalai or Marudhamalai hillock....
Thiruporur Murugan Temple
Thiruporur Murugan Temple Thiruporur Murugan Temple refers to the Kandaswamy (Muruga) Temple of Thiruporur, a panchayat in the Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu state. It is one of the most famous temples in the state, dedicated to Muruga, and lies about 40 km south...
Mahanandi Temple
Mahanandi (Maha Nandi) Temple refers to the Mahanandiswara Swamy Temple located in the Mahanandi village in the Nandyal District of Andra Pradesh state. The village is about 20 km from Nandyal town and lies to the east of the hills of Nallamala, surrounded by forests....
Dharmapuri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple
Dharmapuri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple is dedicated to Narasimha, the fierce Man-lion Avatar of Vishnu, the supreme God of Protection and Sustenance. Narasimha was the 4th of Vishnu's 10 famous incarnations, where he assumed a unique form with the body of a human...
Theerthamalai Temple Legend, History & Festivals
Theerthamalai Temple refers to the Theerthagiriswarar Shiva Temple. This is a hill shrine situated in the Aroor circle of Dharmapuri District of Tamil Nadu, about 50 km from Dharmapuri Town near the South Pennar River. This ancient Shiva Temple is located in...
Tharamangalam Temple
Tharamangalam Temple refers to the Kailasanathar Temple in the municipal town of Tharamangalam in the Salem District of Tamil Nadu. It is dedicated to Shiva, whom people worship here as Kailasanathar, the Lord of Kailasa, the legendary mountainous abode of Shiva. This...
Thyagaraja Temple, Chennai
Thyagaraja Temple (also called Vadivudai Amman Temple) is dedicated to Lord Shiva or Adipurishwarar. It is in Tiruvottiyur, north Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The temple finds mention in the Thevaram hymns of the Shaiva Nayanars, Tamil saint poets who lived during the 7th...
Amaravathi Amara Lingeswara Temple
Amaravathi Amara Lingeshwara Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, who is worshipped as Amareswara or Amaralingeswara here. Amareswara’s consort is Bala Chamundika. The temple is one of the Pancharama Kshetras - 5 holy Hindu sites. It lies in the temple town of...
Siruvapuri Temple
Siruvapuri temple is dedicated to Lord Murugan, the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. The temple is 40 km from Chennai in Tamil Nadu, 3 km off the Chennai-Kolkata highway. A unique feature of Siruvapuri temple is the Maragatha Mayil (emerald-colored peacock). The...
Tiruchengode Arthanareeswarar Temple
The Arthanāreeswarā temple, also called Thirukodimāda Chenkundrūr, is an ancient Hindu temple in Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu. The temple enshrines Arthanāreeswarā, the androgynous form of Lord Shiva, where he and his consort Goddess Parvati form two halves of a whole....