22 researched sites, each with sourced history, pilgrimage information and the prayers associated with it.
Agniswarar Temple in Kanjanur, near Kumbakonam, is the sixth of the Navagraha Sthalams, dedicated to Shiva as Agniswarar, worshipped alongside Parvati as Karpav…
Apatsahayeswarar Temple in Alangudi, Thiruvarur district, is the fifth of the Navagraha Sthalams, dedicated to Shiva worshipped here as Apatsahayeswarar ("Lord…
The largest concentration of Jain rock-cut relief sculpture and Jain epigraphy in the far south: roughly 150 carved niches and 98 Jain inscriptions on a single…
Kamakshi Amman Temple, in the temple city of Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking the spot where Sati's nav…
The Bhagavathi Amman Temple at Kanyakumari, at the southernmost tip of the Indian mainland where the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, and Indian Ocean meet, is one o…
Naganathaswamy Temple in Keezhaperumpallam (also called Vanagiri), near Thiruvenkadu in Mayiladuthurai district, is the Ketu Navagraha Sthalam, and among the mo…
Narayani Temple, within the wider Sthanumalayan Temple complex in Suchindram, Kanyakumari district, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally mar…
Palani Murugan Temple, atop the Palani Hills, is the third of the six Arupadaiveedu abodes and one of the most visited Murugan temples in India. Here, Murugan i…
Pazhamudircholai Murugan Temple, atop the forested Solaimalai hill on the outskirts of Madurai, is the sixth and final of the Arupadaiveedu abodes, and the only…
Ramanathaswamy Temple, on Rameswaram Island in Tamil Nadu, is the southernmost of the twelve Jyotirlingas and one of the four Char Dham of India (alongside Badr…
A rock-cut Jain site in Pudukkottai holding two distinct things of the first rank: seventeen polished rock beds used by ascetics, called Eladipattam, and a cave…
Sri Naganathaswamy Temple in Thirunageswaram, on the outskirts of Kumbakonam, is the Rahu Navagraha Sthalam, dedicated to Shiva as Naganathar with consort Parva…
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam, near Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, is the largest functioning Hindu temple complex in the world, spanning roughly 156 ac…
Suryanar Kovil, near Aduthurai between Kumbakonam and Mayiladuthurai in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, is the anchor temple of the Navagraha Sthalams, the set…
Swamimalai Murugan Temple, on the banks of a Kaveri tributary near Kumbakonam, is the fourth of the six Arupadaiveedu abodes. Here Murugan is worshipped as Swam…
Thingalur Chandra Temple, also called Kailasanathar Temple, in Thingalur near Thanjavur, is the Chandra (Moon) Navagraha Sthalam, one of the nine temples of the…
Thiruparankundram Murugan Temple, roughly 8 km southwest of Madurai, is the first of the Arupadaiveedu, the six traditional abodes of Murugan (Kartikeya) in Tam…
Thiruthani Murugan Temple, on a hillock in Tiruvallur district near Chennai, is the fifth of the six Arupadaiveedu abodes, revered as Shanti Sthalam, the abode…
Swetharanyeswarar Temple in Thiruvenkadu, Mayiladuthurai district, is the fourth of the Navagraha Sthalams and is dedicated primarily to Shiva, worshipped here…
Tiruchendur Murugan Temple, in Thoothukudi district, is the second of the six Arupadaiveedu abodes of Murugan (Kartikeya) and is unusual among Murugan temples f…
A Jain hill complex of caves, temples and a sixteen-foot monolithic Neminatha, with an active math re-established in 1998 and surviving paintings of the fifteen…
Vaitheeswaran Koil, near Sirkazhi in Tamil Nadu, is the Angaraka (Mars) Navagraha Sthalam, dedicated to Shiva worshipped here as Vaitheeswaran, "God of healing,…
