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Ramanathaswamy Temple, Thirunaraiyur

Tuesday, July 21, 2015
K Narayanan
New York, NY

Ramanathaswamy Koil at Thirunaraiyur or Nachiar Koil is popular for Saneeswaran who is present here with his two wives and two sons. Ramanathaswamy temple lies between the Thirunaraiyur Nambi

Somangalam, Chandran Sthalam

Tuesday, July 21, 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

Nachiyar Kovil

Tuesday, July 21, 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

Dhenupureeswarar Temple, Madambakkam

Tuesday, July 21, 2015
K Narayanan
New York, NY

Dhenupureeswarar Temple, Madambakkam is near Tambaram. Madambakkam is an upcoming suburb of Chennai off Tambaram Velachery Road. The Presiding Deity Dhenupureeswarar got His name because He gave

Mathura Kaliamman Kovil, Siruvachur

Tuesday, July 21, 2015
K Narayanan
New York, NY

The Mathura Kaliamman Kovil, Siruvachur is connected to Silapathikaram. The story is about Kannagi’s fierce vengeance against the wrong meted out to her husband Kovalan. Kovalan was the son

Sundareswarar Temple, Kovur

Tuesday, July 21, 2015
K Narayanan
New York, NY

Sundareswarar Temple, Kovur is one of the Navagraha temples in Chennai. It is the temple dedicated to Budhan. This templedatingback to the 7th century AD was built byKulathunga Cholan. The 7

Haridwaramangalam

Tuesday, July 21, 2015
K Narayanan
New York, NY

Haridwaramangalam is one of the Pancha Aranya Kshethrams and is just about 3 Kms from Avalivanallur, which is also one of the Pancha Aranya kshetrams. Aranyam means forest. The five temples which

Mangadu Temples

Tuesday, July 21, 2015
K Narayanan
New York, NY

Mangadu is about 6.5 Kms from Porur Junction towards Poonamalee. Mangadu is the site for three temples; the famous Kamakshi Amman Temple, Velleeswarar Temple and the Vaikunta Perumal Temple. This

Thirumazhapadi Vaidhyanathaswamy Temple

Tuesday, July 21, 2015
K Narayanan
New York, NY

Sri Vaidyanatha Swamy temple is on the banks of the river Coleroon or Kollidam at Thirumazhapadi, in Ariyalur district. The Kollidam river flows northward here in the vicinity of the temple. It

Vada Aranyeswarar, Thiruvalangadu

Tuesday, July 21, 2015
K Narayanan
New York, NY

Vada Aranyeswarar Temple at Thiruvalangadu is one the Padal Petra Sthalams. This temple is about 60 kms from Kathipara Junction. This place was once a forest of Banyan and hence the name