We believe it was Murugan''s kripa - Velu is a stanch Murugan bhakt. We left Thiruchendur at about 5 pm to reach Thenkasi (Vishwanath Mandir) by 9.30 pm. Whilst coming down the plaster on chajja gave away, lucky no injury.Дevotees. We went on to the first floor of a structure to click this. Thiruchendur is 171 kms from Madurai and 55 kms from Tirunelveli.ДЄnother view of devotees in the Bay of Bengal. This was the favourite place for devotees to get themselves clicked by local photographers. To read about the Principal Sanctum Click here Normally Raja Gopuram erected on eastern side but since temple close to sea it was erected on western side.Д¬oconuts for darshan. Just opposite entrance is this huge hall with pillars. Missed seeing Vali''s Cave, a remarkable spring known as ''Skanda-Pushkarani'' - the Nazhik-kinaru, the Vishnu shrine of Venkatesa, Note the Kirti Mukhas on top of gopuram.Д®ntrance gate, not used. Side view from other side of the main gopuram. The more I saw this gopuram the more I liked it, something special about Thiruchendur. Seeing the mandapam in front think this side was the original entrance.Д¬lose up of the sculptures on main gopuram. To indicate that the Gopuram consists of 9 storeys there are nine Kalasams (sacred copper pots) at the top of the Gopuram.' At the top of the Gopuram the width is 20 feet and the length is 49 feet. 'Mela Gopuram has nine storeys and it is about 137 feet high above Yalimattam, 90 feet long north to south and 65 feet broad east to west. Since was crowded and darshan would take about two hours we left it for another trip, hopefully soon. Just above him is Kirti Mukha, to ward away evil spirits, ie found in temples throughout Bharat.Д®ntrance to darshan area. Centre image is 5 headed Murugan (I think) on a peacock. It houses an ornate mandapa of four pillars, on a fifteen feet square base and which is elevated by three feet.'Д®ntrance gopuram. A colossal porch at the centre is 48 feet square. It is a magnificent mandapa worked minutely of intricate stone plinths and columns 120 feet long, 86 feet broad and supported by 124 columns. Shanmukha Vilasa (gopuram on left) is the frontal adjunct to the main temple. The Murugan temple at Tiruchendur was occupied by the Dutch East India company between the years 1646 to 1648, during the course of their war with the. Their ship was rocked because the sea had become boisterous. According to local tradition Dutch soldiers took away the deity idol in 1653. Centre image is flanked by peacocks on both sides. 'Twenty-four stone pillars with inscriptions thereon set up at intervals on the beach mark the special significances recorded therein to bathe at those particular spots.' 'ДЄ closer view of gopurams and temple entrance from south side. A bath in the sea itself is one, described as of great spiritual merit. 'Nine teerthas or sacred bathing places are mentioned in the stala purana. Name of temple is Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Temple. Pic taken from temple side gives u a sense of the number of devotees. Lord Muruga won the battle with the asura, Surapadma and worshipped Lord Shiva in this sacred place'. 'Thiruchendur Murugan temple is known as the second Arupadai Veedu of Lord Muruga. Temple view from beach side.Дevotees and devotees. Spiritually speaking felt very good within. Had seen pics earlier but when we reached felt in love with the place. It was the Pongal weekend of 2016 so very crowded. We left Rameshwaram about 11.30, stopped by Tuticorin for lunch-visited the port to reach Thiruchendur by 3.30ish. Ramakrishna Mission Polytechnic Chennai.Arunachaleswarar Temple Thiruvannamalai.To indicate that the Gopuram consists of 9 storeys there are nine Kalasams (sacred copper pots) at the top of the Gopuram. Mela Gopuram has nine storeys and it is about 137 feet high above Yalimattam, 90 feet long north to south and 65 feet broad east to west. Thiruchendur Murugan temple Tiruchendur Murugan temple Thiruchendur Murugan temple Tiruchendur Murugan temple It is said that the Raja Gopuram was not erected on the eastern side since the sea is very close in the eastern side. But in Thiruchendur alone the Raja Gopuram is in the western side. Normally, the Raja Gopuram will be in the eastern side of temples in Tamil Nadu. Thiruchendur Temple Tiruchendur Temple Thiruchendur Temple Tiruchendur Temple Thiruchendur Temple The temple is situated along the shores of the Bay of Bengal. Lord Muruga won the battle with the asura, Surapadma and worshipped Lord Shiva in this sacred place. Thiruchendur Murugan temple is known as the second Arupadai Veedu of Lord Muruga. Welcome To Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Thiruchendur

Thiruchendur murugan temple