Religious/ Spiritual

Alagar Koil is a beautiful temple situated in the north east of Madurai. The temple is the abode of Lord Vishnu and is the sacred place for several followers of Lord Vishnu in the region. It is situated in the Alagar hills and is also known as Azhagarkovil. The statue of the lord is made of stone and is a great masterpiece created from kallalgar. Several different statues in different postures of the Lord are all kept in the temple under the same roof and is the best form of distinct temples in southern India.

The people of the region consider Lord Vishnu to be a wonderful king or ruler of the earth and offer holy prayers from the bottom of the heart. The temple has wonderful halls and other facilities to perform different rituals with sacred mantras in the holy environment.

The temple is situated in the city of Azhaghar, the beautiful city of southern India. It is the temple of lord Vishnu with great monument of lord Vishnu encarved in front of the temple. Koodal is the second name for the city of Madurai and Koodal temple indicates the temple of Madurai as suggested by its name. It is one of the oldest temples in southern India and is one of the 108 temples of lord Vishnu constructed all over India.

This is a temple made in the memory of Lord Vigneshwara. It is situated about 5 kms from the meenakshi temple. It has a huge tank in the compound of the temple and is the biggest tank in the region of Tamil Nadu. The tank is filled with water all year long and the idol of the temple too was obtained from the bottom of the tank, while it was dug in the olden times and hence the temple was constructed at that place itself. So the tank gained its popularity since then and the temple too was constructed in its memory.

Meenakshi Temple is the holy temple of hindus located in the city of Madurai in southern India. It is a vast temple of Lord Shiva and Goddess parvati. It is the best temple in which both God and Goddess are worshipped together. It is the life line of the country, especially southern India as Lord shiva is the highly worshiped god of the country. It has its foundation way back in the 2500 AD.

According to the mythology, Lord shiva visited Madurai to marry Parvati and it has been the sacred abode of Goddess Parvarti since her birth. The wonderful architecture of the place is amongst the seven wonders of the world and the construction is highly minute with great art piece incorporated the walls and pillars of the temple.

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Pazhamudhir Solai is a beautiful temple created in the memory of Lord Subramaniya who is worshipped by several people in southern India. It has great sculptures of lord subramaniya encarved in wood and marble and is a wonderful temple with giant steps in the front of it.

Tirupparankundram Murugan temple is one of the pilgrimage places in the southern India. The temple is an excellent master piece of art and is devoted to mother earth for all the benedictions it has bestowed on the holy earth. The region is hilly and is also known as southern Himalayas of India. It is a beautiful place where the sun and moon can be seen together at several instances of the day.

Abhimugesvarar Temple: Sri Abhimukeswarar Temple with the prime deity facing the west is a renowned temple in the temple town of Kumbakonam. It is a highly revered shrine with the prime deity as Lord Abimukeshwar (an aesthetic form of Lord Shiva). The temple also houses Goddess Amudhavally, the consort of Lord Abhimukeswara.

Adi Kumbeswarar temple is the prime temple of attraction in Kumbakonam. It is one of the important Shiva temples in South India. The temple is dedicated to Shri Adhi Kumbeswara, a marvelous form of Lord Shiva. The temple also houses idol of Manthrapeeteswari Mangalambika, the lord's Consort.

The temple complex is amazingly huge and architecturally brilliant. The temple is attractive with artistically constructed three Gopurams and three Praharams. It is assumed that present temple is a renovated one during 16th century by the Chieftain of Achutha Nayakar of Thanjavur Govinda Theeksithan. The eastern Gopuram is 9 storied with a height of 128 ft.

Bramman temple, also known as Shri Vedanarayana Perumal, is located at the heart of the renowned temple town of Kumbakonam. The prime deities in this temple are Shri Bramman, Shri Vedhanaraya Perumal, Shri Narasimha moorthy, Elumalayaan Srinivasa Perumal and Shri Aandaal.

There are many mythological stories behind the existence of this temple. These stories also relate to the establishment of this temple town. It is Lord Brahma who gathered the Amritham and tools and kept in a Kumbam to create the Universe after the deadly flood devastated the whole Universe.

Chakrapani Temple is a Vishnu temple located in a serene and religious environment in Kumbakonam. The prime deity is Chakraraja, a form of Lord Vishnu adorned with Sudharshana Chakra.

The temple structure is superb with amazingly designed Gopurams and structures. It is a real specimen of ancient South Indian architectural brilliance. One important feature of this temple is the Vilva (Bilwa) archana, an offer presented to the main deity. Typically this offer is made to hiva, but in this temple this offer can be made to Lord Vishnu.