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ARULMIGU NELLAIAPPAR KOVIL

The Nellaiappar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in Tirunelveli, a city in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Shiva is worshiped as Nellaiappar (also called Venuvananathar), represented by the lingam, and his consort Parvati is depicted as Kanthimathi Amman.The deity Vishnu is also worshiped here, having witnessed their wedding, according to legend. Hence, this temple is regarded as an abhimana kshetram of Vaishnavism. The temple is located on the northern banks of the Thamirabarani River in Tirunelveli district.

1. Famous Temples in Tirunelveli

2. ARULMIGU NELLAIAPPAR KOVIL
T
he Nellaiappar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva,
located in Tirunelveli, a city in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Shiva is worshiped as Nellaiappar (also called Venuvananathar),
represented by the lingam, and his consort Parvati is depicted as
Kanthimathi Amman.The deity Vishnu is also worshiped here, having
witnessed their wedding, according to legend. Hence, this temple is
regarded as an abhimana kshetram of Vaishnavism. The temple is
located on the northern banks of the Thamirabarani River in
Tirunelveli district.

3. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th-century Tamil Saiva
canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets
known as the Nayanmars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam.
The temple complex covers an area of fourteen and a half acres,
and all its shrines are enclosed with concentric rectangular walls.
The temple has a number of shrines, with those of Swamy
Nellaiappar and his consort Sri Kanthimathi Ambal being the

4. most prominent. The temple has six rituals at various times from
6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and six yearly festivals on its calendar.

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The Brahmotsavam festival during the Tamil month of Aani
(June–July) is the most prominent festival celebrated in the
temple. The original complex is believed to have been built by the

5. Pandyas, while the present masonry structure was added by the
Cholas, Pallavas, Cheras, and Madurai Nayaks. In modern times,
the temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu
Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the
Government of Tamil Nadu. Tirunelveli is one of the many
temple towns in the state, which is named after the groves,
clusters, or forests dominated by a particular variety of tree or
shrub and the same variety of tree or shrub sheltering the
presiding deity. The region is believed to have been covered with
Venu forest, hence the name Venuvanam. The original complex
is believed to have been built by the Pandyas, while the present
masonry structure was added by the Cholas, Pallavas, Cheras,
and Madurai Nayaks. The sanctums of the temple and the
gopurams were constructed by Nindraseer Nedumaran (Koon
Pandian), who reigned in the 7th century AD. The main
mandapam with its famous musical pillar was also likely built by
Nindraseer Nedumaran.

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The flag stand near the Nandi was set up in 1155. Later, in
Pandya, Kulasekara Pandyan I built the outer wall of the
Tirunelveli Nellaiappar temple in the 13th century. Originally,
the Nellaiappar and Kanthimathi temples were two independent
structures with spaces in between. It was in 1647 that Thiru
Vadamalaiappa Pillaiyan, a great devotee of Shiva, linked the two
temples by building the “Chain mandapam” (in Tamil Sangili
Mandapam). In the center of the Flower Garden is a square
vasantha mandapam with 100 pillars.The Nandi mandapam is
said to have been built by Sivanthiappa Nayakar in 1654. To the
western portion of the chain mandapam is the flower garden that
was set up in 1756 by Thiruvengadakrishna Mudaliar

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There are a number of stone inscriptions in the temple. The most
important of them are those of Veerapandian, who reigned
around 950 AD, and those of Rajendran I and Kulothunga Chola
I. The inscriptions of Maravarman Sundara Pandyan refer to the
Lord as “Woodayar” and “Wodeyanayanar’’ and the Goddess
as”Nachiar “. From the inscriptions of Kulasekkara Pandiyan, we

9. learn that he defeated the Chera, Chola, and Hoysala kings and
built the outer walls of the temple with the war booty.
SANKARANARAYANAN KOVIL
At
a distance of 16 km from Thirumalpuram and 56 km from
Tirunelveli, Sri Sankaranarayana Swamy Temple is a famous
Hindu temple situated at Sankarankovil in Tirunelveli district of
Tamil Nadu. It is one of the top pilgrimage places to visit in the
Tirunelveli region and also one of the most popular temples in
TamilNadu. The temple is dedicated to Sankaranarayanar, who
is the combined manifestation of Shiva and Vishnu. This temple
was built by Ukkira Pandiya Thevar in the 11th century AD. This
temple is also called Avudaiamman Kovil or Davasu Kovil.

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According to mythology, once the devotees of Lord Vishnu and
Lord Shiva quarreled with each other to determine whose
godpwaserful, ul. Then Lord Shiva appeared as
Sankaranarayanar to help his devotees understand that both
Hari and Shiva are one and the same. So it is held sacred by
Saivites and Vaishnavites as well. Hence, this temple depicts the
concept of Hari and Haran being one God. The temple of
Sankaranarayana is situated on a 4.5-acre site in the heart of

11. Sankarankovil Town. It is one of the Pancha Bootha Sthalas in
the South Pandiya country. With an imposing Rajagopuram
rising to a height of 135 feet with nine tiers, this temple is
surrounded by high walls, and the tower has many beautiful
images. Lord Sri Sankaranarayana is the main deity in this
temple. The right portion of the idol has sandals and indicates
Lord Siva, with a cobra around his neck and a moon above his
head. The left side of the idol indicates Lord

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Vishnu having Sankhu in his hand. The Sankaralingam
enshrined in the temple was unearthed from a puttru (Ant Hill)
and was consecrated as Sri Sankaralinga Swamy in the temple.

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The Sankaralingam enshrined in the temple was unearthed from
a puttru (Ant Hill) and was consecrated as Sri Sankaralinga
Swamy in the temple. During the March and September months,

13. the rays of the sun fall on Sankaralingam for three days from the
21st of the respective months. The goddess of the temple is
Arulmigu Gomathi Amman. embossed with the images of such
creatures as a solution. Aadi Thapasu in July-August, 10 days of
Brahmmotsavam in Panguni-Chithirai in April, the Aippasi
wedding festival in October-November, and the Thai float festival
in January-February are the popular festivals celebrated in the
temple.embossed with the images of such creatures as a solution.
Aadi Thapasu in July-August, 10 days of Brahmmotsavam in
Panguni-Chithirai in April, the Aippasi wedding festival in
October-November, and the Thai float festival in January-
February are the popular festivals celebrated in the temple.
Temple is a good place for meditating and traveling to a different
world away from any tensions. We find some peace for a while
and free ourselves from all the tension. Many of us visit temples
to pray to God to fulfill our wishes. So you don’t need to worry

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