TOUR NO: PKG 2020
VAITHESWARAN KOIL THIRUVENKADU KEEZHAPERUMPALLAM THIRUNALLAR KUMBAKONAM
KANCHANUR SURIYANAR KOIL THINGALOOR THIRUNAGESWARAM ALANGUDI
DETAILED
PROGRAMME WITH TRAVELLING TIME
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DAY
01 VAITHEESWARAN KOIL /
TIRUVENKADU / KEELPERUM PALLAM / THIRUNALLAR OVERNIGHT STAY AT
VAITHEESWARANKOIL Meet
and greet on arrival and transferred to city centre. Based on arrival time,
the guest can enjoy the below tour if not possible, the guest can check into
hotel and rest, and the sightseeing tour can be organized on some other day
with the below scheduled programme according to feasibility. Places to visit :
VAITHEESWARAN KOVIL : CHEVAAI (MARS) NAVAGRAHA TEMPLE Tourists High lights :
VAITHEESWARAN KOVIL : With the Vaitheeswaran
Koil, there is a special shrine dedicated to Ankarakan or Chevaai
(Mars). The belief is that offering
prayers to Ankarakan will bestow valour, victory and strength. Upon entering the temple, devotees first go
the Siddhamrita tank. The water is said to have curative
properties for various skin ailments.
There is also a widespread belief that a visit here would remove
obstacles which delay marriage. |
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TIRUVENKADU Places
to visit : TIRUVENKADU : BUDHAN (MERCURY) Tourists
High lights : TIRUVENKADU : There is a reference to this temple in
the Valmiki Ramayana. Therefore it is said that the oldest part
of the temple is more than 3000 year old.
Dedicated to Budhan (Mercury) this temple in
Tiruvenkadu makes up the last of the Navagraha Temples.
Bhudhan is said to bestow wisdom and
intellect. |
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KEEZHAPERUMPALLAM Places
to visit : KEEZHPERUMPALLAM : KETHU ( Tourists
High lights : KEEZHPERUMPALLAM :This is an ancient saivite
temple where legend has it that Kethu, the other
planetary node of the nine celestial bodies worshipped Shiva. Rahu and Kethu are associated with the legend of the churning of
the milky ocean by Lord Shiva. There
is a shrine dedicated to Kethu in this temple. |
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THIRUNALLARU
Places
to visit : Thirunallaru : Saneeswaran
temple. ( Tourists
High lights : Thirunallaru : Saturn Occupies An Important Place. The “Sani Peyarchi” Festival, Held Once In Two And Half
Years To Propitiate The Malefic Effect
Of Saturn Is Largely Attended. According to legend the temple was surrounded by 13 theerthams (tanks), highly valued for their curative
powers.
This is the only temple that is dedicated to Lord Sani
(Plant Saturn). When the planet Saturn
transits between zodiac signs, literally millions throng his shrine. The legendary King Nala
is said to have been relieved of his afflictions, which were due to the
malefic influence of Saturn, after worshipping here. Of the mumerous
tanks (teertams), the Nala
teertam is the most important one. By bathing here, it is believed that one is
washed away of all kinds of misfortune and afflictions. |
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DAY 02 KUMBAKONAM
/ KANCHANUR / SURYANAR KOIL / THINGALOOR / THIRUNAGESWARAM
/ ALANGUDI OVERNIGHT STAY AT KUMBAKONAM KUMBAKONAM
Dept : THIRUNALLARU Arrival : KUMBAKONAM Travelling time : 2.1/2 HRS By Road with deluxe
tourists vehicle exclusively
for your Group. Places
to visit : KUMBAKONAM Tourists
High lights: Kumbakonam:
Kumbakonam Is One
Of The Holiest Places In |
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KANCHANUR Dept : KUMBAKONAM Arrival : KANCHANUR Travelling time : 1.1/2 HRS By Road with deluxe
tourists vehicle exclusively
for your Group. Places
to visit : KANCHANUR : SHUKRAN (VENUS) Tourists High lights :
KANCHANUR :This Shivastalam
is associated with Sukran (Venus) and is maintained
by the Madurai Ahinam. It is located in a quiet hamlet of Tiruvaavaduturai.
This shrine is also referred to as Palaasavanam,
Bhrammapuri and Agnistalam. Bhramma is said
to have been blessed with a vision of Shiva’s marriage with Parvathi here. Men
visit to pray for the well being of their wife. |
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SURYANAR
KOIL Places to visit: SURYANAR KOIL : SURYA (SUN
) Tourists
High lights : SURYANAR KOIL :Situated 21 kilometres
from Swamimalai is the Suryanar
Koil built by King Kulottunga
Chola 1 .
This temple is dedicated to Sun God – Surya. Surya is known as the giver of health,
success and properity. Every year in mid January, the harvest
festival is celebrated in thanksgiving and to honour
Surya. |
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THINGALOOR Places
to visit : THINGALOOR : CHANDRA (MOON) Tourists
High lights : THINGALOOR :Though there is ambiguity about when this
temple was built, historians agree that it must have been in existence since
before the beginning of the Bhakti period (well
before the seventh century AD).
Dedicated to the Moon (Chandra in Sanskrit and Thingal
in Tamil), a visit to this temple is said to grant a comfortable and long
life. In astrology, Chandra is the
planet that removes stress and sorrow. |
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THIRUNAGESWARAM
Places
to visit : TIRUNAGESWARAM : RAHU ( Tourists
High lights : TIRUNAGESWARAM : This is a vast temple
known for its shrine to Raahu, one of the nine
celestial bodies of Navagrahas. Legend has it that the mythological
serpents Aadi seshan, Dakshan abhund Kaarkotakan worshipped Shiva here. Legend also has it that King Nala worshipped Shiva here as in Tirunallar. |
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ALANGUDI Places
to visit : ALANGUDI : GURU (JUPITER) Tourists
High lights : ALANGUDI :This is regarded as a ‘Gurustalam’
(Abode of Jupiter) where Lord Dakshinamurthy is
held in great reverence. The shrine
attracts a large number of devotees when Jupiter transits between zodiac
signs. Parvati,
the consort of Lord Shiva, is said to have been reborn on the banks of Amrita
Pushkarini within the temple precincts before being
reunited with Shiva. |
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DAY
03 BACK TO CHENNAI Transfer
to airport / railway station. Based on the guest departure time the vehicle
can be utilized for sight seeing, shopping, entertainment programme(dance,
music, cinema) culture tour (village tour) meeting friends and relatives etc,
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