List Of Temple In And Around Kumbakonam And Bus Route Numbers

TEMPLE	PLACE	BUS NUMBERS TO VISIT
AIRAWATHESWARAR KOIL DURGA TEMPLE ABATHSAGESWARAR KOIL SAPTHARISHEESWARAR KOIL KAMBAGARESWARAR KOIL MAHALINGASWAMY KOIL NAGANATHASWAMY KOIL SURIYA BAGHAVAN KOIL KABARDEESAR KOIL SWAMINATHA SWAMI KOIL UPPILIAPPAN TEMPLE SENJADAIAPPAR KOIL DURGA TEMPLE MAHAMARIAMMAN KOIL SRINIVASA PERUMAL KOIL SARANATHA PERUMAL KOIL VANADURGA KOIL VENKATACHALAPATHY KOIL THIRUPADALVANAM ABATHSAGESWARAR KOIL SATCHINATHA SWAMI KOIL VINYAGAR KOIL KARPARAKSHAMBIGAI KOIL PASUPATHEESWARAR KOIL	DARASURAM PATTEESWARAM ADUTHURAI AMMACHATRAM THIRUBUVANAM THIRUVIDAIMARUDUR THIRUNAGESWARAM SURIYANAR KOIL THIRUVALANCHULI SWAMIMALAI THIRUNAGESWARAM THIRUPANADAL AMMANKUDI VALANGAIMAN NACHIARKOIL THIRUCHERAI KATHIRAMANGALAM VAPPATTUR KARUPPUR ALANGUDI THIRUPURAMBIAM GANAPATHI AGRAHARAM THIRUKARUKKAVUR PANDANALLUR	8, 11, 12, 14, 25, 29, 35. 8, 11, 25 1, 17, 27, 33, 46, 54, 64 1, 17, 27, 33, 46, 54, 64 1, 17, 27, 33, 46, 54, 64 1, 17, 27, 33, 46, 54, 64 13, 15, 22, 23, 58, 60 2A, 54 12, 14, 29, 43, 48 1, 16, 30 13, 15, 22, 23, 58, 60 2, 9, 34. 15, 49 5, 20, 21, 32, 36, 50 3, 4, 13, 28, 39, 41, 45 3, 13, 45, 60 2A. 2, 9, 34 2, 2A, 9, 19, 34, 34A. MANNARKUDI route BUSES 6, 18 25, 42. 11, 29 44, 54
LIST OF TEMPLES AND THEIR LOCATION PLACE LOCATION PRINCIPAL DEITY AADANOOR 9 Kms. from Kumbakonam on the Thiruvaiyaru Road ANDALUKKUMAYYAN AMMANKUDI 20 Kms from Kumbakonam KAILASANADAR AVOOR 10 Kms from Kumbakonam to  Thanjavur via Melatur PASUPATHEESWARAR AZHAGA PUTHUR (ARISIRKARAI PPUTHUR) 5 Kms from Kumbakonam on the Thiruvarur Road SORNAPUREESWARAR DARASURAM 4 Kms from Kumbakonam on the Thanjavur Road AIRAVADESWARAR ENKAN 32 Kms from Kumbakonam on the road to Thiruvarur(Near Kudavasal) LORD SUBRAMANYA GANAPATHIAGRAHARAM 25 Kms from Kumbakonam on the road to Thiruvaiyyaru. LORD VINAYAKA HARIDWARAMANGALAM 28 Kms from Kumbakonam PADALESWARAN INNAMBOOR 3 Kms from north from Puliyanchery which is on the Kumbakonam – Swamimalai road EZHUTHARINATHAR KAPISTHALAM Near Swamimalai on the Kumbakonam- Thiruvayyaru Road GAJENDRA VARADAN KONERI RAJAPURAM(THIRUNALLAM) 4 Kms from pudur, a stop on theKumbakonam- karaikkal road UMA MAHESWARAR (BOOMI NATHAR) KOTTAIYOOR  (KOTEESWARAM) 6 Kms on the Kumbakonam-Swamimalai  Road KOTEESWARAR KUDAVASAL(KUDAVAYIL) 20 Kms from Kumbakonam on the road to Tiruvarur KONESWARAR ADHI KUMBESWARA SWAMI TEMPLE IN Kumbakonam Town ADHI KUMBESWARAR NAGESWARASWAMI TEMPLE IN Kumbakonam Town NAGESWARA SOMESWARAR TEMPLE IN Kumbakonam Town SOMESWARA KASI VISWANATHAR TEMPLE IN Kumbakonam Town KASI VISWANATHA BANA PUREESWARA TEMPLE IN Kumbakonam Town BANA PUREESWARA SARANGAPANI TEMPLE IN Kumbakonam Town SARANGAPANI CHAKRAPANI TEMPLE IN Kumbakonam Town CHAKRAPANI RAMASWAMY TEMPLE IN Kumbakonam Town LORD RAMA KUTTALAM 26 Kms from Kumbakonam on Mayiladuthurai Road UKTHA VEETHEESWARAR MANNARGUDI 36 Kms from Kumbakonam Via  Needamangalam SRI RAJA GOPALA MAYILADUTHURAI 35 Kms from Kumbakonam MAYURANATHAR NANNILAM(MADHUVANAM) 30 Kms from Kumbakonam on the road to Nagore MADUVANESWARAR NALLOOR 2 kms from Vazhapazhasalai, which is on Kumbakonam- Thanjavur Road KALYANA SUNDARESWARAR NATCHIAR KOIL 12 Kms from Kumbakonam on the Tiruvarur Road SRINIVASA OOTHUKADU 20 Kms from Kumbakonam on the Thanjavur Road via Melatur VEDA NARAYANAR PASUPATHI KOIL Around 30 Kms from Kumbakonam on the Thanjavur Road BRAHMA PUREESWARAR PATTEESWARAM 10 Kms from Kumbakonam on the road to Thanjavur Via Melattur DHENUPUREESWARAR PAZHAYARAI Near Patteswaram SOMESWARAR POOVANOOR It is in between Needamangalam and Mannargudi on Kumbakonam-Mannargudi road PUSHPAVANESWARAR SENGANOOR Near Thirupanandal on Kumbakonam- Madras Road SATHYAGIRINATHAR SIRUGUDI(SOOTCHUMAPURI) 3 Kms from Katakambadi on the Kumbakonam – Natchiar Koil Road SOOTCHUMA PUREESWARAR SWAMIMALAI 8 Kms from Kumbakonam on Thiruvayyaru Road SWAMINATHA SWAMI THERAZHUNDOOR 10 Kms from Mayiladuthurai on Kumbakonam-Mayiladuthutrai Road KOSAGAR THIRUCHERAI 15 Kms from Kumbakonam on Kumbakonam – Tiruvarur Road SARANATHATPERUMAL THIRUKKANNAMANGAI 36 Kms from Kumbakonam on Kumbakonam-Tiruvarur Road Via Kudavasal BAKTHAVATSALAR THIRUKKARUGAVOOR 7 Kms from Papanasam, which is on the Kumbakonam- Thanjavur Road GARBAPUREESWARAR THIRUKKODIKKAVAL Situated in the Kumbakonam-Kadiramangalam Road KOTEESWARAR THIRUMANANCHERI 8 Kms from Kuttalam, which is 10 kms from Mayiladuthurai on Kumbakonam-Mayiladuthurai road KALYANA SUNDARAR THIRUMANGALAKKUDI 2 Kms from Aduthurai, which is 15 kms from Kumbakonam on Kumbakonam- Mayiladuthurai Road PRANAVARADESWARAR THIRUMARUGAL About 9 Kms from Nannilam on the Road to Nagore MANIKKAVANNAR THIRUNARAIYOOR On the Kumbakonam- Tiruvarur Road SIDDHANADESWARAR THIRUNEELAKKUDI On the Kumbakonam-karaikkal Road near Thirunageswaram NEELAKANDESWARAR THIRUPPAMPURAM 2 kms from Karkathi which is on the Kumbakonam- Karaikkal Road SESHAPUREESWARAR THIRUPANANDAL 19 Kms from Kumbakonam on Madras Road SADAIYAPPAR THIRUPURAMBIYAM 4.5 Kms from Innambar, which is 3 Kms from north from Puliyanchery which is on the Kumbakonam – Swamimalai road. SATCHINATHAR THIRUBUVANAM 5 Kms from Kumbakonam on Kumbakonam - Mayiladuthurai Road KAMBAHARESWARAR THIRUVAIGAVOOR 4.5 Kms from Thirupurambiyam VILVAVANESWARAR THIRUVALANCHUZHI 6 Kms from Kumbakonam on Kumbakonam - Swami malai Road via Dharasuram KARPAGA NATHESWARAR THIRUVANCHIYAM  (SRIVANCHIYAM) On the Kumbakonam – Nagoor Road, near Nannilam VANCHIHINGESWARAR THIRUVAVADUTHURAI 2 Kms from Narasingampettai, which is at 16 kms from Kumbakonam-Mayiladuthurai Road MASILAMANEESWARAR THIRUVEEZHIMAZHAI Near Eravancheri on the Kumbakonam-Peralam Road NETHARAR PARESWARAR THIRUVIDAI MARUDOOR 6 Kms from Kumbakonam on Kumbakonam -Mayiladuthurai Road MAHALINGESWARAR THIRUVISANALOOR 8 kms from Kumbakonam YAGANANDESWARAR UPPILIPPAN KOIL 10 Kms from Kumbakonam-Karaikkal Road OPPILIYAPAN VALANGAIMAN 12 Kms from Kumbakonam on Manargudi Road MARIAMMAN

Thanks to http://kumbakonam-temples.blogspot.com/2009/06/list-of-temples-in-and-around.html

Thiruvanamalai Temple

Thiruvannamalai is the capital of Saivism. The South Indian deity Siva is the God of all countries.Annamalaiannal is the most sacred of the names of the manifestation of Lord Siva.

Puranic History

The Creator Lord Bramha and Protector Lord Thirumal entered into a controversy among themselves so as to ascertain who was the greatest. Lord Siva was asked to be the judge. Lord Siva told them that whoever was able to see his crown as well as his feet would be termed as the greatest. Then Lord Siva transformed himself into a Jothi (a column of fire) touching the heaven and earth. Thirumal took the avatar of varaha (wild boar) and dug deep into the earth to find Siva's feet but at last accepted defeat. Bramha took the form of a swan and flew to see the crown of Siva. Unable to see the crown, Bramha saw a thazhambu flower which had decked Siva's crown falling down. He asked the flower as to the distance of Siva's crown whereby the flower replied that he had been falling for forty thousand years. Bramha, realizing that he would not be able to reach the crown asked the flower to act as a false witness.

The thazhambu flower acting as a false witness declared that Brahma had seen the crown. Siva became angry at the deception and cursed that Bramha should have no temple on earth and that the thazhambu flower should not be used while praying to Lord Siva. The place where Lord Siva stood as a column of fire to eliminate the ego is Thiruvannamalai.

The Annamalai Hill was Agni (fire) during Krithayugam, was Manikkam (Emerald) during Threthayugam, was pon (Gold) during Dwaprayugam and rock during Kaliyugam as per the ancient legends. On the request of Thirumal and Bramha by their devout prayer, Siva who was in the form of a fire column took the form of a Sivalingam at the foot of the hill hwere the Arulmigu Annamalaiyar Temple is located.

The Significance of Girivalam

In most of the holy places the Deity is found atop the hill. But here the Holy hill itself is the Deity (Lord Annamalaiyar) and is worshipped. "Arunam" means sun and denotes the red colour of fire. "Asalam" means "Giri" or "malai" (mountain). Thus "Arunachalam" means the HOly hill which is rd in colour. The Holy hill is 2668 fi. high.The Annamalai Hill was Agni (fire) during Kirthayugam, was Manikkam (Emerad) during Threthayugam, was Pon (Gold) during Dwaparayugam and rock during Kaliyugam.

There are eight lingams located at the eight directions and provides an octagonal structure to Thiruvannamalai Town. The eight lingams are: Indra Lingam, Agni Lingam, Yama Lingam, Niruthi Lingam, Varuna Lingam, Vayu Lingam, Kubera Lingam and Esanya Lingam. The Adi Annamalai Temple glorified in Dhevaram is located on this path. The circumambulation path is 14 kilometres. History has it that even today a number of siddhars are living on the hill. It is auspicious to perform "Girilvalam" during every Full moon day which would do immense good. It is because during Full Moon Day siddhars movement would be there and the whole atmosphere would be filled with perfumes of herbal plants. This will provide peace of mind and good health to body. It is a proven fact that on every Full moon day lakhs of devotees circumambulate the Hill and get all benefits by praying to Lord Annamalaiyar. Significance of Worshipping Asta Lingams in Girivalam.