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Nava Kailasam refers to nine individual ancient temples of Lord Shiva in southern districts of Tamil Nadu. These temples are located in the districts Tirunelveli and Tuticorin . Legend
Nine temples, including this one, on the banks of Tamiraparani river are classified as Nava Kailasam; the presiding deity of each is Kailasanathar and each temple is associated with one of the nine planetary deities . The temple is associated with the planet Shani (Saturn) and considered sixth in the nine temples. [1]
The temples are classified as Nava Kailasam and the presiding deity of all the nine temples is Kailasanathar. The temple is associated with the planet Surya (Sun) and considered first in the series of the nine temples. [2] [3] The lingam is believed to have appeared from kala tree and is called as Mukkala Nathar.
The major Hindu temples in Pakistan are Shri Hinglaj Mata temple (whose annual Hinglaj Yatra is the largest Hindu pilgrimage in Pakistan, which is participated by more than 250,000 pilgrims), [1] Shri Ramdev Pir temple (whose annual Ramdevpir Mela in the temple is the second largest Hindu pilgrimage in Pakistan, [2] Umarkot Shiv Mandir (famous for its annual Shivrathri festival, which is one ...
Shiva is a Hindu deity worshipped by Shaivaites as the Supreme Being and universal destroyer-of-ignorance. As one of the three main gods in the Hindu pantheon, there are temples dedicated to his worship across the Indian Subcontinent—primarily India and its union territories along with Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan—as well as in other South and Southeast Asian countries with ...
The Pakistan Hindu Panchayat, Pakistan Hindu Council, Pakistan Hindu Youth Council [145] and the Pakistani Hindu Welfare Association are the primary civic organizations that represent and organise Hindu communities on social, economic, religious and political issues in most of the country, with the exception of the Shiv Temple Society of Hazara ...
Vennikarumbeeswarar Temple, Thiruvenniyur, Kovilvenni 8 km northwest of Needamangalam on the Tanjore-Tiruvarur road, ... Nava Kailasam temples
The Shri Swami Narayan Mandir, Karachi (Urdu: شری سوامی نارائن مندر) is a Hindu temple that is the only Swami Narayan temple in Pakistan. [1] The temple is notable for its size and frontage, over 32,306 square yards (27,012 m 2) on the M. A. Jinnah Road in Karachi city. [2]