Sunday 12 May 2013

Famous Vinayagar Temples

Lord Vinayagar

                                   

Lord Ganesha who has an elephantine face and a huge belly, due to his fondness of Kozhakkattai (indian rice cakes) is one of the most famous God. He is the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi.Lord ganesha, the powerful god,widely worshipped as a god of good luck,prosperity, wisdom and begining the buisness and start of travel. Ganesh Chaturthi is important festival celebrated by the devotees.


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karpaga vinayagar temple

                                                                 


It is one of the oldest cave temple and situated in pillayarpatti,It is between pudukottai and karaikudi. Vinayagar Chaturthi is celebrated for 10 days in this temple. In this temple, 6feet of vinayagar has been carved inside and Lord Ganesha appears with 2 hands and other temples seen with  4 hands.The temple opens at 6 in the morning and stays open till 1 PM. The shrine is again opened at 4PM and is open till 8.30 PM.


Uchhi Pillayar Temple
                                                   
                                                     

It is the 7th century temple and dedicated to ganesha. It is located at Thiruchirappalli and about 124km from madurai and 320km from chennai. The shrine is at a height of 273 ft and you have to climb over 400 steps to reach the pinnacle.The Rock Fort temple complex in Tiruchirappalli is a collection of three temples – the Manikka Vinayaka temple at the foot of the hill, the Uchhi Pillayar Koyil at the top of the hill and the Taayumaanava Koyil (Shivastalam) on the hill. The temple opens at 6.00am to 8.00pm.


Adhi vinayagar temple

                              

This temple is situated at thiruvarur and dedicated to Lord Ganesha. There are 7 sthalams for performing these rituals viz. Kasi, Rameswaram, Srivanchiyam, Thiruvenkadu, Gaya, Thiriveni Sangamam & Thilatharpanapuri. The temple opens at 5.00am to 8.00pm.











































































Friday 10 May 2013

Temples Around Madurai


Yoga Narasimha PerumaTemple


This temple is situated at Yanamalai and it is dedicated to perumal. Lord perumal grants education,buisness and no fear of enemies to the devotees.There are many sculptures carved out of the hills.This temple is about 5kms from Mattuthavani bus stand.The temple is opened from morning 5.00am to 12.30pm and evening from 4.00pm to 8.00pm.




Sri Kalamegaperumal temple
                                   
This temple is located at Thirumohoor and 10kms from madurai. It is the Vishnu temple dedicated to kalamegaperumal. There is seperate shrine for chakrathalwar, the powerful god, has 16 hands with 16 weapons. Here, chakrathalwar for development for job opportunity, buying properties and vehicles, education, foreign trip and so on. The temple visitng hours from morning 7.00am to 12.00am and from evening 4.00pm to 8.00pm.



Thirumarainathar Temple 
This temple is situated at Thiruvadhavur and about 20kms from madurai. This temple is dedicated to shiva and parvathi and this temple is 2000 years old. Thiruvadhavur is the birth place of Manika Vasagar. The temple timings from morning 6.00am to 12.00am and evening from 4.00pm to 8.00pm.

































Thursday 9 May 2013

TEMPLES IN MADURAI

Madurai is a temple city. It is situated on banks of river vaigai. Madurai city finds its place in the Tamil epic Silappathiharam, the legend around Kannagi, Kovalan and Madhavi. There are three hills around Madurai in animal shapes – Yaanai Malai (Elephant shaped), Pasumalai (Cow shaped) and Naagamalai (Snake shaped).

Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple 





Madurai means meenakshi like as kanchi means kamachi. She is the Hindu female deities to have a temple devoted to her. This temple dedicated to parvati and her consort siva. There are 12 massive gopurams in the temple, the four tallest gopurams at the outer walls.  The golden lotus pond is located to the left of the Meenakshi shrine.  Sundareswarar gives darshan in the form of a linga. It is located at 1 km from Railway station & Periar Bus stand. 6 km from Mattuthavani Bus stand. 3 km from Arappalayam Bus stand. The time to visit temple at morning 5.00AM to 1.00PM and evening 4PM to 10PM.


Alagarkovil


Alagarkovil is a temple dedicated to lord Vishnu in 13th century. The temple is situated on a hill amidst panoramic surroundings.  It  is about 21 km from Periar Bus Stand, 15 km from Mattu Thavani Bus Stand, 18 km from Arappalayam Bus Stand. This is one of the most ancient temples in India and famous for sculptures and mandapams.           

Thirupparankundram


Thiruparankundram is known for its ancient temple of Hindu Deity Murugan. It contains 41 inscriptions revealing the early history of the temple. It was built by Pandya kings during 8th century A.D. The temple is about 8kms from Madurai.  The temple is opened from 5.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. 


Koodal Azhagar Temple





Koodal azhagar temple is the famous Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu.  The Lord Vishnu can be seen in three different positions including sitting, standing and reclining. The temple is stand for remarkable architectural and sculptural magnificence. It is suitated at 1km from periyar bus stand. The temple visiting hours 10.00AM to 1.00PM and 4.00PM to 10..PM.


Mariamman Temple 

                                       



Mariamman temple is the Hindu goddess of rain and it is situated about 5kms from meenakshi temple. The temple has a huge tank and it is one of the biggest tank in tamilnadu. This temple is famous for float festival. The visiting hours morning  6.00AM to 1.00PM and evening 4.00PM to 9.00PM. 



Sri Muktheeswarar temple
                       


This temple is dedicated to Shivan. The sun rays are fall on the muktheeswar during the days from 10 to 22 in the month of march and september. The rays are remind for 20minutes each day.Navarathiri, Adipooram are the important festivals celebrated in temple.The temple is about 4km from Madurai central bus stand.The is temple timings are morning 6.00AM to 11.00Am and evening 4.00PM to 8.30PM.


Sri Aadhi Chokkanadhar Temple

                           


This temple is situated in simmakal and the special significance of this temple shivalingas worshipped by kubera. The full moon day, navarathiris and others festivals are celebrated in the temple. This temple is opened from 6.00AM to 11.00AM and 4.00PM to 9.00PM.


Sri Madana Gopala Swamy Temple
               
                           


This temple is dedicated to Vishnu. It is situated in west masi street near Periyar Bus Stand. There is seperate shrine for Aandal. There are also shrines for other gods like hanuman, narasimmar,durgai. The temple is opened from 6.00AM to 12.00pm and from 4.00PM to 8.30PM.