Latest Travelogues

Airavateshwara Temple Darasuram

Friday, July 24, 2015
K Narayanan
New York, NY

ThePresidingDeity at the Airavateshwara Temple Darasuram - Lord Airavatheshwarar is present with His Consort Periya Nayaki Amman.Darasuram is at a distance of 4.5 Kms from Kumbakonam Railway

Marundeeswarar Temple, Tiruvanmiyur

Friday, July 24, 2015
K Narayanan
New York, NY

Marundeeswarar Temple, Tiruvanmiyur is one of the many ancient temples of Chennai. The 1 ½ ft tall Shiva Lingam here is a self manifested one or a Swayambhu.Marundheeswarar is facing West.

Uma Maheshwarar Koil, Konerirajapuram

Friday, July 24, 2015
K Narayanan
New York, NY

I first came to know about the temple at Konerirajapuram throughMs Usha Suryamani’s blog. I visited this temple recently. Konerirajapuram is situated 10 km South of Tiruvidaimarudur –

Mahakaleshwarar temple, Irumbai

Friday, July 24, 2015
K Narayanan
New York, NY

Mahakaleshwarar temple at Irumbai is between 1000 and 2000 years old. This ancient temple is one of the Padal Petra Sthalams. The Lord here is also known as Chandrasekharar and His Consort is

Somangalam, Chandran Sthalam

Friday, July 24, 2015
K Narayanan
New York, NY

Somangalam, a village close to Chennai is the seat of Kamakshi Amman Sametha Somanatheswarar Koil. This temple is one of the nine temples dedicated to navagrahas around Porur. This is a Chandran

Gathra Sundareswarar, Kanjanagaram

Friday, July 24, 2015
K Narayanan
New York, NY

Lord Shiva here is a swayambhu lingam. The Lord faces West in this temple. This village is the birthplace of Manakanjarar, one of the 63 Shaivite Nayanmars. Krithika nymphs who took care of Lord

Veezhinatheswarar temple, Thiruveezhimizhalai

Friday, July 24, 2015
K Narayanan
New York, NY

Veezhinatheswarar temple at Thiruveezhimizhalai in Tiruvarur district of Tamilnadu is close to Tiruvarur, Mayavaram and Kumbakonam. The Presiding Deity is Kalyanasundareswarar and His consort is

Thiruvanaikaval

Friday, July 24, 2015
K Narayanan
New York, NY

Thiruvanaikaval is a well-known Shiva temple in Trichy. The temple was built by Kochengat Cholan, a Chola King who later became one of the 63 Nayanmars. This temple which is around 2000 years old

Suryan Sthalam, Kolapakkam

Friday, July 24, 2015
K Narayanan
New York, NY

Sri Agastheeswarar Temple at Kolapakkam, near Porur, is one of the Navagraha temples around Chennai, expecially Porur. This temple is Surya Parihara Sthalam. There is a seperate shrine for Suryan

Nachiayar Kovil

Friday, July 24, 2015
K Narayanan
New York, NY

Nachiayar Kovil is on Kumbakonam Tiruvarur road about 10 kms from Kumbakonam. This temple built by Kochengat Cholan is one of the many Mada temples (built at an elevation to prevent elephants from