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Vaitheeswaran Koil is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Shiva, located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [3] Shiva is worshipped as Vaidyanathar or Vaitheeswaran meaning the "God of healing" and it is believed that prayers to Vaitheeswaran can cure diseases.
Tamil Nadu is home to more than 400,000 Hindu temples and is aptly called "the land of temples" by the media. Many are at least 800 years old and are found scattered all over the state. Many are at least 800 years old and are found scattered all over the state.
The temple priests perform the puja (rituals) during festivals and on a daily basis. Like other Shiva temples of Tamil Nadu, the priests belong to the Shaiva community, a Brahmin sub-caste. The temple rituals are performed six times a day; Ushathkalam at 7 a.m., Kalasanthi at 8:00 a.m., Uchikalam at 10:00 a.m., Sayarakshai at 5:00 p.m ...
He is the presiding deity of this temple together with his consort Parvati, who is known as Viswanayaki. Lord Nataraja is generally depicted as dancing with long hair flying, however in this temple his hair is well dressed. Lord Shiva granted equal power to Nandhi at this temple, hence this Nandi is called Adhikara Nandi.
Vedaranyeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva, located in the town of Vedaranyam in Tamil Nadu, India. Vedaranyeswarar is revered in the 7th-century-CE Tamil Shaiva canonical work, the Tevaram , written by Tamil saint poets known as the Nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam .
Thyagaraja Temple (also called as Vadivudai Amman Temple) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Hindu god Shiva. It is located in Tiruvottiyur in the northern part of Chennai , Tamil Nadu , India . The temple is revered by the Tevaram hymns of Saiva nayanars , the 7th century Tamil saint poets and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam .
Sri Vidhya Rajagopalaswamy temple is a Vaishnava shrine located in the town of Mannargudi, Tamil Nadu, India. [1] The presiding deity is Rajagopalaswamy , a form of Krishna . The temple is spread over an area of 9.3 ha (23 acres) and is an important Vaishnava shrines in India.
This temple is located with the coordinates of at Mappedu in Tiruvallur of Tamil Nadu state in [ 2 ] From Poonamallee, about 20 km on the Chennai Poontamalli - Perambakkam highway, this temple is situated and considered to be a special temple with Anjaneya in the state of subtle, playing Veena.