Land of Temples

Thiruparankunram

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Madurai Meenakshi

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Madurai Meenakshi Temple is considered as India’s greatest architectutral and cultural landmarks. It is also known as one of the greatest and grandest Shiva temples of Southern India, The temple is cited as an utmost important Hindu pilgrimage shrine. It is a major travel attraction of Madurai and is a mix of architectural styles of the Nayaka and Vijayanagara dynasties.

Varadharaja Perumal Temple

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Kanchipuram is known as the ‘City of Thousand Temples’. The city has been the capital of Pallava Dynasty during 7th and 9th Century. Kanchipuram has some the greatest and biggest Shiva and Vishnu Temples of Tamil Nadu. One among them is Varadaraja Swamy Temple which has a legend that Ramunaja, the revered Hindu scholar resided in this temple. The glorious temple located at Vishnu-Kanchi, has played a notable part in nurturing the growth of Sri-Vaishnavism. The Moolasthana is on a little hillock called Hasthagiri. The city is also called Athigiri. The name Kanchipuram is known have originated from a legend that once Lord Brahma conducted a Yagna and was duly blessed by Lord Varadaraja. The sound ‘Ka’ – means Brahma and ‘Anjitham’ – means who was worshipped.

Chidambaram Natarajar Kovil

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Sri Neervannaperumal Temple

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Thiruneermalai Temple is a renowned temple in Chennai temple situated atop a small hillock is dedicated to Ranganathan – an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. This temple is one of the 108 Vaishnavite Divya Desam place of worship. There are two temples in thiruneermalai, Ranganathar Temple and the Neervanna perumal temple. In this temple, the Perumal or Lord Vishnu is found in various positions: Sitting (Irunthaan), as Standing (Nindraan), Reclining (Kidanthaan) and Walking (Nadanthaan). This Kshetram is also called as “Thoyagiri Kshetram” or “Thothadri”. Thoya means “Water” and Adhiri means “Mountain” (malai). Since the mountain is surrounded by water, this sthalam is named as “Thiru Neermalai”. The three lords i.e. Ranganatha, Trivikrama and Narasimha shrines are located in the 300 feet hillock and Neervanna perumal shrine is located near the foothill.

Vadapalani Murugan Temple

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In one of the busy hubs of Chennai and close to T. Nagar and Kodambakkam is the Vadapalani Murugan (Andavar) Temple. This is a highly esteemed place of worship located at Vadapalani, which means North Palani, in Chennai. The temple enshrines Lord Murugan as the chief presiding deity in a manner similar to the Palani (which is a most visited temple of Tamil Nadu). The magnificent 4 ft statuette of the presiding God is stunning to all eyes. Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvathi, (mother of Lord Murugan) and Lord Ganesha (Son of Shiva and Parvathi) are also worshipped here. This celebrated temple witnesses about 7,000 weddings once a year. The temple gathers huge crowd during the Skanda Shashti festival celebrated during the Tamil month of Aippasi.

Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Temple

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Nanganallur Anjaneyar Temple

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The Bhaktha Anjaneya temple at Nanganallur in Chennai is known for bestowing better health to the devotees. The idol of the central image is 32 feet in height making it one of its own kind. Sri Rama, Sri Lakshmana and Seetha with Sri Anjaneyar, Sri Vinayagar, Sri Ragavendra and Sri Krishna with his consorts Bhama and Rukmini are also indoctrinated here. The idol is believed to have special power and is considered a healer.

Kapaleeswarar Temple

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Mylapore is one of the ancient places of Chennai, bearing an exclusive and devotional ambience. Legend quotes that in the olden days Mylapore was apparently forest where the peacocks danced blissfully. ‘Mayil’, in Tamil means Peacock and ‘Oor’ means town. Hence, the place derived the name Mylapore. The most striking feature of this place is the Kapaleeswarar Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. Mylapore is one of the busiest and noisiest areas of Chennai with its hustle bustle and busy ‘mada veedhis’ (street around the temple). However, once inside the temple you can experience the solitude and peaceful zone, irrespective of the chaos outside.

Koviloor Temple

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