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The Sivalayams are 12 Saivite shrines in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India. On the day of Sivarathri, the devotees go on a marathon from Thirumalai, the first Sivalayam, to the last, Thirunattalam. The Sivalayam Temples are Thirumalai; Thikkurichi; Thiruparappu; Thirunanthikkarai; Ponmanai; Pannippagam; Kallkkulam; Melancode ...
Sivalaya Ottam - Route map and Distance chart. Sivalaya Ottam (Tamil: சிவாலய ஓட்டம், Malayalam: ശിവാലയ ഓട്ടം) is a ritual marathon undertaken by the devotees to the 12 Siva shrines in the district of Kanyakumari on the day of Sivarathri.
These hundred and eight Shiva temples are mentioned in the Shivala Sotram and a song is written in the Malayalam language. [7] Of the 108 Shiva temples, 105 temples are situated in Kerala state, two temples in Karnataka and one in Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu .
Bhama Rukmani Sameda Sri Partha Sarathi Permal Temple [Sri Krishnan Temple], Colombo; Puthiya Kadhir Velayudha Swamy Temple, Colombo; Sivan Temple, Ratmalana; Sri Anjaneyar Kovil, Mount Lavinia; Sri Aatheparaasakthi Temple, Colombo; Sri Durka Temple, Colombo; Sri Iyswariya Luxmi Temple, Colombo; Sri Kailasanatha Swamy Temple, Colombo
Kanyakumari (UK: / ˌ k ʌ n j ɑː k ʊ ˈ m ɑː r iː /; lit. ' The Virgin (or Kanya) Princess ' referring to Devi Kanya Kumari, [1] officially known as Kanniyakumari, [2] formerly known as Cape Comorin) [3] is a town and a second grade municipality in Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
There are around 276 temples that are revered by the verses of Shaiva Nayanmars and are amongst the greatest Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu. [1] 267 temples in Tamil Nadu, 2 temples in Andhra pradesh, 1 temple in kerala, 1 temple in karnataka, 2 temples in Uttarakhand, 2 temples in Sri Lanka, 1 temple in Nepal, and Tirukailayam in Mount Kailash ...
The frescoes or murals in this cave temple represent the early stages of Kerala style of murals in a Hindu temple. Thus, although this temple is now a part of Tamil Nadu, it incorporates the historic Kerala Tranvancore heritage of this region. [1] The Thirunadhikkara Cave Temple is a protected monument (N-TN-T5) and managed by ASI, Thrissur ...
The exact date of the Ketheeswaram temple's birth is not universally agreed upon. [5] According to historian Paul Peiris, Thirukketheswaram was one of the five recognized Ishwarams of Siva in Lanka long before the arrival of Vijaya in 600 B.C. [1] The shrine is known to have existed for at least 2400 years, [1] with inspirational and literary evidence of the postclassical era ( 600BC ...