Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Avaneeswarar Temple, Avaniyapuram, Thiruvannamalai

Avaneeswarar Temple, Avaniyapuram, Thiruvannamalai
Avaneeswarar Temple is dedicated to Hindu God Shiva located at Avaniyapuram Village in Thiruvannamalai District of Tamilnadu. This temple hosts Maragatha Lingam installed by Aadhi Sankarar. This Temple is located at the base of the Avaniyapuram hill.  Avaniyapuram is located at about 16 kms away from Arani, 75 kms from Thiruvannamalai and 25 kms from Vandavasi. The temple is located on the Vandavasi - Arani highway. The temple is located at about 135 kms from Chennai.

The best route from Chennai is to take the GST road and take the right towards Uthiramerur. Proceed towards Kanchipuram road and take the left towards Vandavasi. After reaching Vandavasi, take the right towards Arani and exactly at the 26th km from Vandavasi, there is an arch on the left with the board of Avaniyapuram. The temple is about 1.4 kms from the Arch. Nearest Railway Station is located at Thiruvannamalai and Nearest Airport is located at Chennai.

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