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The town is famous for its ancient temple Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple also known as Nagara Sivan Kovil. [ 1 ] As of 2011, the town had a population of 76,037.
Kovil is the Tamil equivalent of shrine or temple. All Hindu temples in Tamil Speaking region are generally known as Thirukkovils adding the prefix 'Thiru' which means great or sacred. The inhabitants of Eastern Sri Lanka praise that it is unusual to apply the sacred term "Thirukkovil" to not only a specific temple but to its whereabout too ...
Telephone code: 91 (0) 4630: Vehicle registration: ... The village is near the Adichanallur where ancient people ... Karungulam Sivan Kovil: Karungulam Perumal Kovil ...
Koddadiperan Sivan Temple, Chulipuram West, Valikamam West Koilamanai Maruthady Sivan Temple, Koyilamanai, Kodikamam, Thenmarachchi Konamalai Vairavar Temple, Kokuvil East, Nallur
The existence of temple was first mentioned in Sangam Literature as one of the major temples under Chera Dynasty.Cheras were adherent worshipers of Lord Shiva. When Chera dynasty ended, the place fell into the hands a few Nair nobles who renamed the place as Ernakulam (corrupt form of original word- Eere Naal Kulam meaning Pond with water always) in recognition of the famous sacred pond of ...
The temple was established on 1 January 1888 on a lease from the Governor of the Straits Settlements for the Tamil community as a place of worship, this temple is known to its devotees as the Kallang Gasworks Sivan Temple. [1] It was established soon after the Municipal Gasworks of depot was set up in Kallang Road.
The temple walls are full of inscriptions from top to bottom. These inscriptions are of both Rajaraja Chola I and Rajendra Chola I period. [2]One of the inscriptions gives the various titles of Rajendra Chola I.
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 ...