Kolanjiappar Temple, Manavalanallur, Cuddalore
Kolanjiappar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Murugan located in Manavalanallur, a village in the outskirts of Virudhachalam Town in Virudhachalam Taluk in Cuddalore District of Tamil Nadu. Presiding Deity is called as Kolanji Appar and is facing east. He is housed in the sanctum in the form of a small altar 3 ft (0.91 m) high. The Temple is situated close to Virudhachalam Vriddhagiriswarar Temple. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.
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The Temple
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Temple Opening Time
The Temple remains open from 06:30 am to 12:00 noon and 05.00 pm to 08:30 pm.
Worship Practices & Festivals
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Prayers
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Contact
Kolanji Appar Temple,
Manavalanallur, Virudhachalam Taluk,
Cuddalore District – 606 001
Phone: +91 4143 230 232 / 231 382 / 231 232
Mobile: +91 95857 93009 / 93600 20107 / 96269 82139
Mobile: +91 73734 15416 / 99527 45620
Connectivity
The Temple is located at about 2 Kms from Virudhachalam Town Railway Station, 2.5 Kms from Virudhachalam Vriddhagiriswarar Temple, 4 Kms from Virudhachalam Bus Stand, 5 Kms from Virudhachalam Junction Railway Station, 67 Kms from Cuddalore and 126 Kms from Trichy Airport. The Temple is located in Manavalanallur, in the outskirts of Virudhachalam Town on the road from Virudhachalam to Manavalanallur. The Temple is well connected to Virudhachalam by buses. There are two Railway Stations at Virudhachalam. One is Main Junction and another one is Virudhachalam Town Station. All the Express and Super-Fast Express Trains from Chennai to Madurai, Trichy, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Kanyakumari and Quilon pass through Virudhachalam and stop at Virudhachalam Junction.