Sanjeevi Perumal Temple, Salamalai, Theni

Sanjeevi Perumal Temple, Salamalai, Theni

Sanjeevi Perumal Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Salamalai Hills near Chinnamanur Town in Theni District of Tamil Nadu. The Temple is situated on the top of the Salamalai Hills. Presiding Deity is Sanjeevi Perumal. He is gracing the devotees along with his consorts Lakshmi and Nachiyar. This Temple opens only on Saturdays. Devotees tie cradle here and pray to Lord Sanjeevi Perumal for seven consecutive Saturdays for Child boon.

The Temple is located at about 9 Kms from Chinnamanur, 9 Kms from Chinnamanur New Bus Stand, 9 Kms from Kuchanur, 10 Kms from Uthamapalayam, 11 Kms from Kombai, 20 Kms from Bodinayakanur, 21 Kms from Bodinayakanur Railway Station, 30 Kms from Theni, 30 Kms from Theni Railway Station, 107 Kms from Madurai and 124 Kms from Madurai Airport.

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Kailasanathar Temple, Periyakulam, Theni

Kailasanathar Temple, Periyakulam, Theni

Kailasanathar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Kailasapatti, an outskirt of Periyakulam Town in Theni District of Tamil Nadu. Presiding Deity is called as Kailasanathar and Mother is called as Periya Nayagi. The Temple is situated on top of the Hills. The temple could be easily reached through steps or through the road.  The temple is situated at 800 metres above sea level.  The Temple is also called South Kailash.

Legends

For brief details, please refer below link;

https://tamilnadu-favtourism.blogspot.com/2020/09/kailasanathar-temple-periyakulam-legends.html

History

The hill temple is old and is believed to be in existence for over 2000 years.  The Temple was believed to be built by Pandya King Maravarman. Also, as per local folklore, there is another belief that the temple was built by a Chola King.

The Temple

For brief details, please refer below link;

https://tamilnadu-favtourism.blogspot.com/2020/09/kailasanathar-temple-periyakulam-temple.html

Temple Opening Time

The temple remains open from 06.00 a.m. to 09.00 a.m. and from 04.00 p.m. to 08.00 p.m.

Festivals

Poornima (Full Moon Day) Girivalam (circumambulating the hill), Amavasya (New Moon Day) in Aadi month covering July-August, Karthikai Maha Deepam in October-November and Monthly Pradoshams are celebrated here.

Prayers

Devotees pray to the presiding deity seeking wedding and child boon. Devotees perform abishek, Archanas to Lord and Mother and offer vastras. Circumambulation of the hill on Poornima day makes devotees healthier.

Connectivity

The Temple is located at about 7.5 Kms from Periyakulam, 8 Kms from Periyakulam Bus Stand, 14 Kms from Theni New Bus Stand, 15 Kms from Theni, 15 Kms from Theni Railway Station, 15 Kms from Theni Old Bus Stand, 88 Kms from Madurai and 106 Kms from Madurai Airport. Kailasanathar Temple arch is situated on the Periyakulam – Theni Main Road. A tar road leads to the foot hills.

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Bhoodha Narayana Swamy Temple, Suruli Malai, Theni

Bhoodha Narayana Swamy Temple, Suruli Malai, Theni

Bhoodha Narayana Swamy Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Suruli Malai near Cumbum Town in Uthamapalayam Taluk in Theni District of Tamil Nadu. Presiding Deity is called as Bhoodha Narayana Swamy. Suruli Malai was also called as Suruthi Malai in ancient times. The Temple is located close to famous Suruli Falls and Suruli Andavar Temple. The hill has many water resources with rich medicinal properties coupled with religious importance.

Legends

For brief details, please refer below link;

https://tamilnadu-favtourism.blogspot.com/2020/07/bhoodha-narayana-swamy-temple-suruli-malai-legends.html

The Temple

The Temple is situated close to famous Suruli Falls and Suruli Andavar Temple. Presiding Deity is called as Bhoodha Narayana Swamy. He is gracing the devotees in standing posture. There are shrines for Lords Ugra Narasimha, Dakshinamurthy, Vallabha Ganapathy and Navagrahas in the prakaram. Sthala Vriksham is Pulichi Tree and Theertham associated with this Temple is Surabi Theertham.

Temple Opening Time

The temple remains open from 6.00 a.m. in the mornings to 6.00 p.m. in the evenings.

Festivals

Three weeks Chithirai festival in April-May is the main festival of the temple. Special pujas and abishekams are dedicated to Lord on the Aadi new moon day in July-August, Thai new moon day in January-February, Tamil New Year day in April and Chitra full moon day in April-May.

Prayers

Bathing in Surabi River and worshipping the Lord cleanses people from all sins promising a peaceful life. They get their wishes fulfilled and cured of all ailments. Those unable to visit Kasi or Rameswaram to perform the ceremonies for their ancestors, do it here. Devotees perform abishek to Lord and offer garlands with coconuts, fruits etc. as nivedhana.

Contact

Bhoodha Narayana Swami Temple,

Suruli Malai, Uthamapalayam Taluk,

Theni District – 625 521

Phone: +91 4554 276 715

Connectivity

The Temple is located at about 400 meters from Suruli Falls, 9 Kms from Cumbum, 10 Kms from Cumbum Bus Stand, 19 Kms from Uthamapalayam, 26 Kms from Chinnamanur, 29 Kms from Kuchanur, 47 Kms from Theni, 48 Kms from Theni Railway Station, 124 Kms from Madurai and 141 Kms from Madurai Airport. There are buses and share autos available from Cumbum to reach this place.

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Suruli Dargah, Suruli Malai, Theni

Suruli Dargah, Suruli Malai, Theni

Suruli Dargah is a Muslim religious place located in Suruli Malai near Cumbum Town in Uthamapalayam Taluk in Theni District of Tamil Nadu. The Dargah is an important worship place for some Muslims. This is named after Abubacker Masthan who lived in 16^th Century AD in this area. It is believed that dargah is the burial place of Abubacker Masthan. Suruli Dargah is located close to famous Suruli Falls and Suruli Andavar Temple.

The Dargah is located at about 400 meters from Suruli Falls, 9 Kms from Cumbum, 10 Kms from Cumbum Bus Stand, 19 Kms from Uthamapalayam, 26 Kms from Chinnamanur, 29 Kms from Kuchanur, 47 Kms from Theni, 48 Kms from Theni Railway Station, 124 Kms from Madurai and 141 Kms from Madurai Airport. There are buses and share autos available from Cumbum to reach this place.

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Kodi Lingam Temple, Suruli Malai, Theni

Kodi Lingam Temple, Suruli Malai, Theni

Kodi Lingam Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Suruli Malai near Cumbum Town in Uthamapalayam Taluk in Theni District of Tamil Nadu. Presiding Deity is called as Kailasa Lingam and Mother is called as Parvatha Vardhini. The Temple is located close to famous Suruli Falls and Suruli Velappar Temple. The hill has many water resources with rich medicinal properties coupled with religious importance.

The Temple

Presiding Deity is called as Kailasa Lingam and Mother is called as Parvatha Vardhini. This Temple is housing around 30,000 Lingas in the premises. The Temple authorities also planned to have one crore Lingas in near future. Hence, the temple authorities encourages devotees to install Linga if their prayers are answered. There is a Nava Bhashana Linga and a 70 feet high Dyana Linga in the Temple premises.

Contact

Kodi Lingam Temple,

Suruli Malai, Uthamapalayam Taluk,

Theni District – 625 521

Mobile: +91 94426 85076 / 83442 43892

Connectivity

The Temple is located at about 1.5 Kms from Suruli Falls, 8 Kms from Cumbum, 9 Kms from Cumbum Bus Stand, 18 Kms from Uthamapalayam, 25 Kms from Chinnamanur, 28 Kms from Kuchanur, 46 Kms from Theni, 47 Kms from Theni Railway Station, 123 Kms from Madurai and 140 Kms from Madurai Airport. There are buses and share autos available from Cumbum to reach this place.

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Suruli Velappar Temple, Suruli Malai, Theni

Suruli Velappar Temple, Suruli Malai, Theni

Suruli Velappar Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Murugan located in Suruli Malai near Cumbum Town in Uthamapalayam Taluk in Theni District of Tamil Nadu. Presiding Deity is called as Suruli Velappar / Suruli Andavar.  The Temple is also called as Suruli Andavar Temple. This is a hill temple.

Suruli Malai was also called as Suruthi Malai in ancient times. The Temple is located close to famous Suruli Falls and Suruli Bhooda Narayana Swamy Temple. The hill has many water resources with rich medicinal properties coupled with religious importance. The place is historically known as Neduvel Kundram, Hill of Lord Muruga.

The Temple

This is a cave temple situated in Suruli Malai. The cave is of OHM mantra letter shape with a rock having the foot lines-rekhas of dancing Kannimars. Presiding Deity is called as Suruli Velappar / Suruli Andavar. Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu and Lord Vinayaka are in the sanctum sanctorum along with Lord Velappar. There are shrines for Agasthya, Saptha Kannigais, Naga Devatas, Sri Rama, Lakshmana, Santhana Krishna, Valli and Veerabahu in the Temple premises.

There are many caves here as Vibhuthi Guhai, Sarpa Guhai, Pattaiya Guhai, Krishnan Guhai and Kannimar Guhai. Each cave has a holy spring-Theertham. The wet sand when dried becomes Vibhuti the sacred ash. A tree had become rock due to the perennial flowing of water on it. Tree leaves and stems become a rock if placed under water for 48 days. No rock is slippery despite water flowing on them forever. Theertham associated with this Temple is Surabi Theertham.

Temple Opening Time

The temple remains open from 8.00 a.m. in the mornings to 4.00 p.m. in the evenings

Festivals

Chithirai Utsavam in April-May; Aadi 18 celebrations in July-August; New Moon days in Aadi and Thai month (July-August and January-February respectively) Thai Poosam in January-February; Vaikunda Ekadasi in December-January; Shivrathri in February-March, Aadi Pooram, Vaikasi Visakam, Purattasi Mahalaya Amavasya and Panguni Uthiram in March-April are the festivals celebrated in the temple.

Prayers

For freedom from sins committed, devotees carry milk pots, perform special abishekam to Lord, tonsure and bathe in Surabi River gaining benefits of a peaceful life. All physical problems and diseases will disappear. The river has rich herbal properties. It is the faith of the devotees that they would attain salvation if they perform penance here. People perform special abishekam to Lord and feed the poor – Annadhanam. Sweet pudding-Sarkarai Pongal is offered as nivedhana to Lord Muruga here.

Contact

Suruli Velappar Temple,

Suruli Malai, Uthamapalayam Taluk,

Theni District – 625 521

Mobile: +91 73733 62838 / 97903 55234

Connectivity

The Temple is located at about 400 meters from Suruli Falls, 9 Kms from Cumbum, 10 Kms from Cumbum Bus Stand, 19 Kms from Uthamapalayam, 26 Kms from Chinnamanur, 29 Kms from Kuchanur, 47 Kms from Theni, 48 Kms from Theni Railway Station, 124 Kms from Madurai and 141 Kms from Madurai Airport. There are buses and share autos available from Cumbum to reach this place.

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