sree sankaranArAyanar temple, sankarankOil, sankarankOyil (Sankaran Kovil)

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TVT108 - sree gOmathi ambAL samEtha sree sankara nAinArkOvil temple, kooranoor or kooranur now known as sankarankOvil might be 108th thEvAra vaippu temple (confirmation needed).kooranoor means lord shiva has nArAyanA on half of his body.(திருமாலை ஒரு பாகத்தே கொண்டமை யால், சிவபெருமான் 'திருமாலோன் கூறன்' எனக் குறிக்கப்படுகிறார்.) PT nAgadhOsham - parikAra,means curing, temple for nAgadhOsham in jAthakA.PT cancer - parikAra temple to cure cancer like diseaces.

அருள்மிகு கோமதி அம்பாள் உடனுறை சங்கரநாரயணர் திருக்கோவில்,சங்கரன்கோவில்
Sankarankoil is home to the famous Sankara Narayanan temple. It is situated at Tirunelveli District and 56km away from Thirinelveli City. Sankarankoil is second largest town in the district. Like every other temple Sankarankoil has its own interesting story. Once devotees of Lord Hari and Lord Shiva quarrel with each other to recognize whose god is powerful. Then Lord Shiva appeared as Sankaranarayanar to mark his devotees to understand that both Hari and Shiva are same. So it is held scared by saivites and Vaishnavites as wellThis temple depicts the concept of Hari and Haran being one God. This temple was built by Ukirapandiar who ruled this area in the early part of the 11th century A.D. It was his daily routine to go to Madurai on elephant's back to worship Lord Somasundarar and Meenakshi. On one particular day his elephant dug a pit with its trunk, fell and rolled over the earth, and refused to move further.


Manikreevan one of the king's watchmen rushed to him and informed about a Siva lingam and a Cobra coiling on it in Punnai forest. When the king came there to witness this an oracle was heard at that time which instructed the Pandiya king to construct a temple and worship him with utmost devotion which the king obliged. Ugra Pandyan constructed a temple and worshiped the deity.
Sankarankoil is also said to be home to a deity named Gomathi Ambal. Devotees believes that Sankarankoil‘s Nagasunai (sacred tank) have been dug by serpent kings named Paduman and Sangam which has a miraculous power to heal the ant-hill earth on the bodies whom bathe their. Annadhanam scheme is being conducted in the temple. Due to this scheme daily noon meals are being provided for 100 devotees.
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Coordinates:   9°10'15"N   77°31'56"E

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  • power full god.
  • It would be helpful if the temple Executive officer's phone number is given for devotees to book accommodation, make donations etc
  • in the world every onedoing fest about lord but inhere the god has been festing for the world everbody should come once here
  • the temple is a very beautiful temple. god is siva
  • nice temple i proud to say about this temple its very nice my most memorable place in my life i loved it guys........
  • we need images of sankaranarayan and sankarar full view of gopuram
  • The Executive Officer, Sri Sanakara Narayana Temple, Sankarankoil-627 756. Ph - +91- 4636 - 222 265, 94862 40200.
  • god is great
  • Hi I'm from Bangalore, for the first time I had been to this temple. It is really a great temple and our entire family members loved it. Thanks raj for your mentioning the contact details.
  • thanks a lot for mentioning contact details.
  • Thanks lot for describing the temple & the city. It is better to add carnatic songs in
  • Hi can I know the mantra for Harihara like om nama shivya for shiva and om namah bhagavate vasudevya for vishnu. What is for Harihara?
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