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Thirunallar

India / Pondicherry / Karaikal /
Thirunallar is one of the most famous holy places in South India located in Karaikal which is 160 km south of Pondicherry (Pudhucherry). Thirunallar is famous for Lord Saneeshwara's (Saturn) temple. The only temple where Lord Saneeshwara lost all his power to Lord Shiva (Dharbaranyeshwarar) which saved his devotee Nalan from Saturn's curses. That's the story about the temple. A lot of People visit the place every Saturday to get similar blessings.The temple setting is classic, huge-sprawling-typical-TN-temple, you feel like you’ve stepped back 50 years in time, the semantics and mood of how a temple should be is captured in an freeze-frame.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirunallar
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Coordinates:   10°55'36"N   79°47'28"E

Comments

  • Sethur Mainroad (guest)
    Capt.esuresh
  • rajeshkudroli (guest)
    hi
  • rajeshkudroliyahoo.com (guest)
    anybody been to thirunallar vshaneeshwaran temple plz guide me. i want to visit this temple.nearest town, railway station, im from mangaolre, karnataka state.
  • Sumith (guest)
    Very powerful, so nostalgic It is just 5 km from karaical, 60 km from kumbakonam
  • RAJA (guest)
    my home s here
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