26 May 2011

Vaishnavaite Temples in Tamil Nadu

Here is a list of the Vaishnavaite Temples in Tamil Nadu,  which I am sure will be of interest to one and all.  You may click on each of the temples below for a detailed narration.
[Courtesy: The Hindu]




Vaishnavaite Temples [Srirangam]



Srivilliputtur 
 Divine home of the Saint-Poetess (20031017)

Aaymur 
 Another abode of Lord Venkateswara (Lord Venkata Varadaraja temple in Aaymur, near Thirukkuvalai, in Nagapattinam district) (20021004)

Agaram 
 Sri Anjel Perumal temple (20050729) New

Akkur 
 As holy as Tirumala (Ambujavalli Nayikaa Samedha Lakshmi Narayana temple, 20 km from Kachipuram)(20020510)

Ananthakrishnapuram 
 Unsung but not forgotten (Lord Lakshminarayana in Ananthakrishnapuram village near Tirunelveli)(20021227)

Avaniyapuram 
 Five Lords of a hill temple (Located near Wandavasi in North Arcot district) (20040430)

Bikshandarkoil/Thirukandiyur 
 Temple for the Great Trinity (Bikshandarkoil and Thirukandiyur are two places where Siva, Vishnu and Brahma are seen near each other.) (20030321)

Chennai 
 Sri Lakshmi Balaji temple, Pallikaranai (20050701)
 Sri Parthasarathy temple, Tiruvallikeni (20050211)
 Sri Lakshmi Nrisimha Temple, Maraimalai Nagar(20050211)
 The benign radiance of Gitacharyan (Sri Parthasarathy Swamy temple, Tiruvallikeni)(20040521)
 Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple, Keelkattalai(20040521)
 Where sage Brighu did penance (Sri Madhava Perumal Temple, Mylapore) (20040507)
 Eighty years of majestic presence (Srinivasa Perumal temple, Mylaore) (20040423)
 Srinivasa Perumal Temple, Mylapore (20030603)
 Srinivasa Perumal temple, Purasawalkam(20030424)
 Golden Satari for Udaiyavar (20030418)
 Twin temples of Koyambedu (20030403)
 Sowmya Damodara Perumal temple, Villivakkam(20030306)
 Yoga Narasimha Temple, Velacherry (20030206)
 Lord Varadaraja temple, Virugambakkam(20020520)

Chettipunnyam 
 Captivating deities at Chettipunnyam (Devanathaswami temple) (20020913)

Coimbatore 
 Sri Varada Anjaneya temple (20040730)

Devadanam 
 Sri Ranganatha temple in Devadanam village, Ponneri taluk, Tiruvallur (20040604)

Elanagar 
 In need of attention (Elanagar Perumal Koil -- 25 km from Kanchipuram in Uthiramerur taluk)(20041015)

Gunaseelam 
 Akin to Tirupati (Sri Prasanna Venkatachalapathy temple -- 15 km southeast of Musiri in Tiruchi dist.)(20040402)
 For those in search of solace (Sri Prasanna Venkateswara temple) (20010706)

Kalyanapuram 
 Sri Srinivasa Perumal temple (20050610)

Kanchipuram 
 Kanchi temple in need of renovation (Devarajaswami Temple) (20040514)
 The great Light of Thiruthannka (The Deepaprakasar temple, Thooppul) (20030815)
 Reviving the glory of Pelapur temple (Lord Keerthinarayana) (20030627)
 Triad of sacred spots (20030110)

Karappankadu 
 Birthplace of Vaishnavite saints (Karappankadu temple can be reached by travelling via the Mannargudi-Pattukkottai bus route) (20030530)

Krishnapuram 
 An interesting temple tale (Sri Jayaveera Abhayahastha Anjaneya temple near Kadayanallur)(20030103)

Kumbakonam 
 Sri Ramaswamy temple (20050128)

Kundrathur 
 Sri Thiru-Uraga perumal temple (20050325)

Kurumbur 
 Picture of neglect (Adi Narayana Temple at Kurumbur in Tuticorin district) (20021227)

Madurai 
 Festive time at the city of temples (Kallazhagar temple) (20000421)

Maduranthakam 
 Maduranthakam — unique and significant (Aeri Katha Ramar temple) (20020809)

Manimangalam 
 Ancient shrines near Sriperumbudur (Sri Rajagopala swamy) (20030509)

Mannarkoil 
 Sad state of a glorious shrine (A Vishnu temple near Ambasamudram) (20030418)

Mannarkovil 
 SRI Vedhanarayanar Rajagopalaswami Kulasekara Azhwar temple (2 km from Ambasamudram in Tirunelveli dist.) (20050311)

Mavattakkudi 
 Sri Venkatachalapathy temple in Tiruvarur district(20040514)

Melasevel 
 Sri Navaneethakrishnan temple (16 km from Tirunelveli to Ambasamudram road) (20050218)

Nachiyar Kovil 
 Where the Lord came seeking His bride (20050408)

Nagapattinam 
 In all His enchanting grace (Soundaryaraja Perumal Temple) (20030912)

Nallattoor 
 The Saviour as an endearing child (Sri Anjaneya temple near Tiruttani) (20021011)

Namakkal 
 Rock-cut shrines of Namakkal (20021101)

Naranammalpuram 
 Srinivasa temple renovated (Lord Srinivasa situated five km east of Tirunelveli) (20030613)

Narasingapuram 
 Narasimha temple in ruins (Lakshmi Narasimha Perumal shrine near Arakkonam on the Chennai-Tandalam-Perambakkam Road) (20030509)

Nedungunam 
 Stands for Rama's noble qualities (situated 24 km from Arani in North Arcot district) (20040402)

Nemili 
 Many a tale behind the Lord's posture (Veetrirunda Perumal Temple) (20030926)

Nimishachalam 
 Eternal Bliss in a minute (Lord Santhana Venugopala near Sholinghur) (20031010)

Oothukkadu 
 Dancing on serpent hood (about 7 km from Thirukarugavoor -- in Papanasam taluk)(20040903)

Padur 
 Sri Prasanna Venkatesa Perumal: Destroyer of sorrows (near Ulundurpet) (20031003)

Pappanchavadi 
 Hanuman's special avatar as Annihilator (Lord Panchamukha Anjaneya near Pondicherry)(20030307)

Parikkal 
 Fearsome and loveable (Lord Narasimha near Villupuram) (20030808)

Pazhaiya Seevaram 
 Holy sangamam in the South (Lord Narasimha atop a small hillock, about 15 km east of Kanchipuram)(20020712)

Pazhaverkadu 
 Sri Adi Narayana Perumal temple (20041231)

Perumbakkam 
 Temple on land with unique distinction (Sri Venkata Varadaraja Perumal temple, near Villupuram)(20040409)

Pudunilai Vayal 
 Sri Rajagopalaswami Temple (About 2 km. from Kizhnilaikottai in Pudukottai District) (20040423)

Pullabhuthangudi 
 Glorifying the chivalry of Jatayu (Lord Valvii Rama temple near Kumbakonam) (20031017)

Punnainallur 
 Enchanting images of Sri Rama (Sri Pattabirama near Thanjavur) (20030418)

Sathyamangalam 
 Sri Venugopalaswamy temple (20050729) New

Sholingur 
 Great preceptor of Sholingur (Lord Lakshmi Narasimha) (20020927)
 Twin temples that draw devotees (20001208)

Singaperumalkoil 
 Brahmotsavam at Singaperumalkoil (20030606)
 For the sake of a child-devotee (Padaladri Narasimha Perumal temple) (20020510)

Singrikoil 
 Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swami Temple (about 25 kilometres from Vellore) (20041105)

Srirangam 
 Sri Ranganathaswamy temple, Srirangam(20030825)

Thailavaram 
 Sri Kalyana Anjaneya temple (20050107)

Thatakanthapuram 
 Linked to the Ramayana (Sri Varadaraja Perumal temple near Nannilam) (20030905)

Therazhundhur 
 King with a flying chariot (Sri Amaruviappan with His Consort -- 21 km from Mayiladuthurai)(20041022)

Thiruaheendrapuram 
 Gorgeous outfit for deity (Sri Devanatha Swamy -- situated 3 km west of Cuddalore) (20040924)

Thiruayarpadi 
 Sri Karikrishna Perumal temple (three km from Ponneri) (20040903)

Thirucherai 
 Praised by Azhwar and Nayanmar (Lord Saranathan temple, 15 km from Kumbakonam) (20030829)

Thiruchirupuliyur 
 Saranagatha Rakshaka Perumal temple (Situated 16 km south of Mayiladuthurai) (20041126)

Thirukurungudi 
 Hailed by the Azhwars (20040827)

Thiruvallur 
 Crowning glory for the Tiruvallur deity (Lord Veeraraghava) (20020405)

Thiruvellarai 
 Thiruvellarai — land of the white boar (20050325)

Tirumeyyam 
 Temples that reverberate with history (Pallikonda Perumal) (20021004)

Tirumukkudal 
 Sri Venkatesa Perumal temple (in Kanchipuram dist.) (20050204)

Uthiramerur 
 Democracy of a high standard — ancient example (Sri Sundaravaradaraja Perumal temple)(20031010)

Varagunamangai 
 The Lord lays stress on Supreme Devotion (Lord Vijayasanar two km east of Srivaikuntam in Tuticorin district) (20031010)

Vatarangam 
 Vatarangam, seat of Hari and Haran (Lord Ranganatha and Goddess Ranganayaki shrine near Sirkazhi) (20030418)

Yanaimalai 
 The cave temple at Yanaimalai (Yoga Narasimha Perumal temple, eight km from Madurai, on the road to Melur) (20030822)

2 comments:

  1. Hai Mam,

    WOW!!!! What an effort!!!!! Superb! Really appreciate all ur efforts:-)) thanks a lot for this wonderful informative blog of urs:-))) May Sri Hari bless U always!
    btw, why mam....t ngr ttd perumal koilum include pannirkalame...:-))) Beautiful lord!

    Grt JOB mam!

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