Naganathaswamy Temple (Rahu
Sthalam), Tirunageswaram – Connectivity
The Temple is located at about 500
meters from Thirunageswaram Bus Stop, 2 Kms from Thirunageswaram Railway
Station, 2 Kms from Thepperumanallur, 5 Kms from Thirubhuvanam, 5 Kms from
Kumbakonam Railway Station, 6 Kms from Kumbakonam, 6 Kms from Kumbakonam Bus
Stand, 6 Kms from Thiruvidaimarudur, 6 Kms from Thiruvidaimarudur Railway
Station, 7 Kms from Nachiyar Koil, 11 Kms from Darasuram, 15 Kms from Patteeswaram,
14 Kms from Swamimalai, 49 Kms from Thanjavur and 110 Kms from Trichy Airport.
By Road:
The Temple is located at
Tirunageswaram, east of Kumbakonam on the Kumbakonam – Karaikal Bus Route. This
place can be reached within 15 minutes from Kumbakonam bus stand and frequent
local buses are available. The Kumbakonam town is connected with Chennai,
Coimbatore, Bangalore, Ernakulam, Nagercoil, Tirupathy, Ooty and other major
cities through regular bus services.
By Train:
Thirunageshwaram Railway Station,
on the Mayiladuthurai – Kumbakonam rail route is the nearest railhead. Tambaram
– Kumbakonam Fast Passenger and Kumbakonam – Mayiladuthurai Passenger passes
through Tirunageswaram Railway Station. Thiruvidaimarudur Railway Station, on
the Mayiladuthurai – Kumbakonam rail route, is another nearest railhead.
Kumbakonam Railway Station,
operated by Southern Railways, is the nearest major railway station to
Thirunageshwaram. Tirupati – Tiruchirappalli Express, Chennai – Rameswaram
Express (Sethu Express) are some of the long-distance main trains passing
through this Kumbakonam Railway Station.
By Air:
Nearest Airport is Tiruchirappalli
International Airport.