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Site Name:  Sivapuram Shiva Temple Site Type:  Hindu stone temple of Chola period Location:    10 kms from Thakkolam, near Chennai city, Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   An ancient temple that belongs to Raja Raja Chola I period Nearest Railway Station:   Kanchipuram Nearest Airport:   Chennai How to reach:   Well connected by road from Chennai or Kanchipuram; public transport is difficult Hotel:  Go to Chennai where there are lot of options  Restaurants:  Go to Chennai or Kanchipuram where there are lot of options Sivapuram is a small village located near Chennai city in South India. The nearest landmark to this tiny village is Thakkolam. The village has a small but beautiful stone temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is unfortunate that the temple remains unknown and hardly anyone visits this site. This village was called as Urogadam and the temple was called as Rajarajeswaramudaiya Mahadevar Templ...

Thakkolam  is a small town close to Arakkonam near Chennai. This site, which is also called  Tiruvooral,  has historical significance. It is where the great Chola prince Aditya Chola was killed in the battle. The town has an important Shiva temple named  Jalanatheswarar  Temple. It is considered the  12th among the Devara Paadal Petra Sthalams  (274 most important temples of Lord Shiva) in the Tondai region.  Highlights: Sambandhar  revered the temple in his verses in Devaram. Arunagirinathar  revered Lord Murugan in this temple in his verses in Tiruppugazh. In the olden days, water would come out of a Nandi image near this temple and flow around the Shiva Linga. Then, it would reach another place and stand designed to go out of another Nandi sculpture; ultimately, it would reach the river 'Kallaru'. The site is also called ' Tiruvooral ' due to this reason. The God is in the form of sand (Prithvi Linga) - cannot be tou...

Site Name:  Jambukeswarar Temple Site Type:  Hindu temple Location:    Thiruvanaikaval, 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 Thiruvanaikaval is a town 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  60th among the Devara Paadal Petra Sthalams  (274 most important temples of Lord Shiva) located in Chola country north of Kaveri river.  Highlights: Appar, Sundarar and Sambandhar  have revered the temple in their verses in Devaram. One of the ' maada kovi...

Site Name:  Sri Rangam    Site Type:  Hindu Temples Location:    Sri Rangam, near Trichy city, Tamil Nadu state, India Highlights:   Lesser known temples in the well known holy city of Sri Rangam Nearest Railway Station:   Trichy Nearest Airport:   Trichy How to reach:   Well connected by road Hotel:  A lot of options in Trichy city  Restaurants:  Few small but traditional restaurants can be found near the temple; for more options, go to Trichy Koorathalwan's Home Sri Rangam  is a well known town located in South India. Sri Ranganath temple located in this town is one of the most popular shrines of Lord Vishnu and it is considered as the first and foremost Divya Desam temple. Everyone knows about this popular temple; however there are few important temples in the same town which are lesser known. The objective of this blog post is to introduce those temples. Sri Rangam is a unique place w...