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Site Name:  Thiruverumbur Shiva Temple Site Type:  Hindu temple Location:    Thiruverumbur, near Trichy city, Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   One of 274 Paadal Petra Sthalams (the most important temples of Lord Shiva) Nearest Railway Station:   Trichy Nearest Airport:   Trichy How to reach:   Well connected by road from Trichy  Hotel:  Go to Trichy where there are a lot of options  Restaurants:  Go to Trichy where there are a lot of options Thiruverumbur is a village located near Trichy city in Tamil Nadu state of South India. It has an important Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. This temple is considered as the seventh among the Devara Paadal Petra Sthalams (274 most important temples of Lord Shiva) located in Chola country south of Kaveri river.  Highlights: Appar has revered the temple in his verses in Devaram. Manickavasagar has revered the Lord in Thiruvasakam. Ramalinga Swamigal has also revered the temple in Thiruvarutpa. The curre

Site Name:  Thirunedunkalam Shiva Temple Site Type:  Hindu temple Location:    Thirunedunkalam, near Trichy city, Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   One of 274 Paadal Petra Sthalams (the most important temples of Lord Shiva) Nearest Railway Station:   Trichy Nearest Airport:   Trichy How to reach:   Well connected by road from Trichy  Hotel:  Go to Trichy where there are a lot of options  Restaurants:  Go to Trichy where there are a lot of options Thirunedungalam is a village located near Trichy city in Tamil Nadu state of South India. It has an important Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. This lesser known temple is  considered as the eighth among the Devara Paadal Petra Sthalams (274 most important temples of Lord Shiva) located in Chola country south of Kaveri river. The nearest popular site is Thiruverumbur. Highlights: Sambandhar has sung the hymn of the Lord in this site. The sanctum sanctorum has two vimanas which is rare. Yoga Dakshinamurti

Site Name:  Cholamadevi Site Type:  Hindu temple Location:    Cholamadevi, near Trichy, Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   A temple built by Rajaraja Chola; believed to be older than Tanjore Big Temple Nearest Railway Station:   Trichy Nearest Airport:   Trichy How to reach:   Well connected by road from Trichy  Hotel:  Go to Trichy where there are a lot of options  Restaurants:  Go to Trichy where there are a lot of options Cholamadevi is a small village located in the middle of lush paddy fields near Trichy city in South India. The nearest well known site is Tiruverumbur. The village has a small temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. The highlight of the temple is that it was built by Rajaraja Chola I , who also built the internationally famous Big Temple of Tanjore. It is believed that this temple is older than the Big Temple. This 11th century CE temple has inscriptions of Rajaraja Chola I, Rajendra Chola and Veera Rajendra Chola. As per the inscriptions, th

Site Name:  Uthamar Koil Site Type:  Hindu temple Location:    Uthamar Koil, near Trichy, Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   A temple for Tri murtis - Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva; one of 108 Divya Desam Temples Nearest Railway Station:   Trichy Nearest Airport:   Trichy How to reach:   Well connected by road from Trichy  Hotel:  Go to Trichy where there are a lot of options  Restaurants:  Go to Trichy where there are a lot of options Uthamar Koil is a small village located near Trichy city in South India. The place is famous for its temple dedicated to Holy Trinity (Trimurtis of Hinduism) - Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Technically, the structure has two temples - one dedicated to Vishnu and another dedicated to Shiva. As there is a separate shrine for Brahma also, it is generally considered as a temple of all the three deities. The temple is named as Uthamar Koil (correct pronunciation - Uttamar Koil) and Bhikshatanar temple. Another significance of the temple is that

Site Name:  Suddharatneswarar Temple Site Type:  Hindu temple Location:    Oottathur, near Trichy, Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   It is believed to have been built by Raja Raja Chola I (the one who built the popular Brahadishwara Temple of Tanjore); a Devara Vaippu Sthalam Nearest Railway Station:   Trichy Nearest Airport:   Trichy How to reach:   Well connected by road from Trichy  Hotel:  Go to Trichy where there are a lot of options  Restaurants:  Go to Trichy where there are a lot of options Oottathur is a small village near Trichy city in South India. Uttamar Koil is the nearest popular site of this village. The village has an ancient temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. This is one of Devara Vaippu Sthalams. The 63 Nayanmars (devotees of Shiva) had travelled to various Shiva temples and sang the hymns - those sites are considered as 'Paadal Petra Sthalams'. Apart from that, there are several Shiva temples about which there are references found in t