TamilNadu Temples

  Location: Tenkasi district- Sivasailam village Alwarkurichi  Archagar’s name: Narambu pattar Contact number: 9486778640 Temple timings:  Morning 7:00am - 12:00pm Evening 5:00pm to 8:00pm  Moolavar name : Siva saila Nadhar Thaayaar : Sri Paramakalyani Other Sannidhis: Bala subramaniyar, bairavar, suriya bagavan, saneesvarar, kasivisva naadhar, dhurkai amman, mahalakshmi, saptha maathas, paalambogai                                                       Gopuram of Sivasaila Nadhar temple SivasailaNadhar as Sadamudithari/ the one with braided hair: Sudarsana was a Pandya king whose kingdom’s capital was Manalur, he often visited the Shivasailam temple received the blessings of the Lord.Once when he came to worship the Lord, he could not cross the Karuna river to go to the temple as th...

Location : Tenkasi district/ Alwarkurichi  Temple timings:   Morning - 07:00 am to 10: 00 am Evening - 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm Moolavar name : Vanniappar Other sannidhis : Vinayagar, Subrahmanya swamy, Dakshinamurthy Saniswarar and Suryabagawaan Speciality : Traditionally, Navagraham - the nine planets, are in a separate shrine in Lord Shiva temples.  But in this temple, they are in a form of a Yantram on the roof of the mandap in front of the Lord’s shrine. Yet another specialty is a pillar which has sculptures of Goddess Garbharakshambikai who is worshipped for childbirth/ conception and Kalyana Ambal in bridal attire worshipped for marriage. Gopuram of Vanneeswarar temple at Alwarkuruchi Vaneeswarar temple was built by the Pandya King Maravarman. Nandi                                                        ...