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Site Name:   Pamban Swamigal Samadhi Site Type:  Samadhi of Hindu saint Location:    Tiruvanmiyur, Chennai city, Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   The Samadhi of a great saint located withing Chennai Nearest Railway Station:   Chennai Nearest Airport:   Chennai How to reach:   Well connected by road, rail and air Hotel:  All sorts of options are available in Chennai Restaurants:  All sorts of options are available in Chennai Tiruvanmiyur  is a prominent area located in Chennai city in South India. A popular temple called Marundeeswarar temple is located here. Around 1.5 kms from that great temple, the Samadhi of Sri Pamban Swamigal is located. Pamban Swamigal was a Siddha, saint and poet who lived in the 19th century CE. He was born in Pamban near Rameswaram. He was a great devotee of Lord Murugan. He wrote the famous Shanmukha Kavacham on Lord Murugan. In his last days, he lived in Chennai. His Sa...

Site Name:  Lakshmanesvara  Temple  Site Type:  Hindu ancient temple Location:    Bhubaneswar city, Odisha state, India Highlights:   Architecturally beautiful ancient temple Nearest Railway Station:  Bhubaneswar Nearest Airport:  Bhubaneswar How to reach:  Well connected by road, rail and air Hotel:  There are many options across the city Restaurants:  Varieties of options Bhubaneswar,  which is the capital city of Odisha (formerly Orissa) state of India, is called as 'the City of Temples'. It once had around 3000 temples and even today hundreds of temples are located in every nook and corner of this heritage rich city. The city is called as Ekamara Kshetra as it has so many Shiva temples. Let us explore an ancient and little known temple named Lakshmanesvara temple in this article. Location: Lakshmanesvara  temple  is located at a distance of around 2 kms from  Lingaraja  ...

Site Name:  Mussoorie Site Type:  Hill station, Lake Location:   Uttarakhand state, India Highlights:   One of the most popular hill stations and tourist destinations in India Nearest Railway Station:   Dehradun, 35 kms from  Mussoorie Nearest Airport:  Dehradun How to reach:  Well connected by road through National Highway 87 Hotel:  A lot of options across the entire town Restaurants:  Varieties of options across the entire town Mussoorie   is one of the most popular tourist destinations in India. It is situated in Uttarakhand state of India. Various waterfalls and picturesque locations in  Mussoorie  and the surrounding places make it the important tourist site. Let us explore about all the important destinations in  Mussoorie . Kempty Waterfalls Kempty Falls is located at a distance of around 15 kms from the center of Mussoorie town. This picturesque waterfalls is one of the ...

Site Name:   Marundeeswarar  temple Site Type:  Hindu ancient temple Location:    Tiruvanmiyur, Chennai city, Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   One of 274 Paadal Petra Sthalams (the most important temples of Lord Shiva) Nearest Railway Station:   Chennai Nearest Airport:   Chennai How to reach:   Well connected by road, rail and air Hotel:  All sorts of options are available in Chennai Restaurants:  All sorts of options are available in Chennai Tiruvanmiyur  is a prominent area located in Chennai city in South India. A popular temple called Marundeeswarar temple is located here.  It is considered as the  25th among the Devara Paadal Petra Sthalams  (274 most important temples of Lord Shiva) located in the Tondai region. Highlights: Sambandhar and Appar  have revered the temple in their verses in Devaram. God  -  Marundeeswarar,  Palvannanathar, Vedapureesw...

Site Name:  Ramesvara  Temple  Site Type:  Hindu ancient temple Location:    Bhubaneswar city, Odisha state, India Highlights:   Architecturally beautiful ancient temple Nearest Railway Station:  Bhubaneswar Nearest Airport:  Bhubaneswar How to reach:  Well connected by road, rail and air Hotel:  There are many options across the city Restaurants:  Varieties of options Bhubaneswar,  which is the capital city of Odisha (formerly Orissa) state of India, is called as 'the City of Temples'. It once had around 3000 temples and even today hundreds of temples are located in every nook and corner of this heritage rich city. The city is called as Ekamara Kshetra as it has so many Shiva temples. Let us explore a popular temple, Ramesvara temple, in this article. Location: Ramesvara  temple  is located at a distance of around 2 kms from Lingaraja temple. It is located on the right side of the ro...