Trip to Chennai between 20-Mar-2009 to 01-Apr-2009

N A V A G R A H A T E M P L E S

1. SURYA(THE SUN) - SURIYANAR KOIL ( 3 Kms. from Aduthurai which is on the Kumbakonam- Mayiladuthurai Road)
Kumbakonam to Suriyanar Koil - 15 Km Sri Kasi Viswanathar Phone No: 0435 - 2472349

2. CHANDRA(THE MOON) - THINGALOOR (1.5 Kms. from Thirupayhanam which is on the Kumbakonam-Thiruvayyaru Road)
Kumbakonam to Thingalloor - 30Km Sri Kailasanathar - 04362 2360936/262499

3. ANGARAKA(SEVVAI)( THE MARS) - VAITHEESWARAN KOIL (4 Kms. from Mayiladuthurai on the Chidambaram Road).
Kumbakonam to Vaitheswaran Kovil - 49Km Vaitheeswaran Kovil - Sri Vaitheeswarar Phone No: 04364 - 279423

4. BUDAN(THE MERCURY) - TRIVENKADU (10 Kms. SouthEast of Sirkali).
Kumbakonam to Thiruvenkadu - 60Km Thiruvenkadu - Sri Swatharanyeswarar Phone No: 04364 - 256424

5. GURU (THE VYAZHAN)(JUPITER) - ALANGUDI (About 15 Kms. from Kumbakonam on the way to NeedaMangalam).
Kumbakonam to Alangudi - 17Km Alangudi - Sri Aabhatsakayeswarar Phone No: 04374 - 269407

6. SUKRAN(VELLI)(THE VENUS) - KANJANOOR ( An interior village on the Mayiladuthurai - Kathiramangalam Road).
Kumbakonam to Kanchanoor - 20Km Kanjanoor - Sri Agneeswarar Phone No: 0435 - 2470155

7. SANI(THE SATURN) - THIRUNALLAR ( on the way to Peralam- Karaikkal. 5 Kms. from karaikkal .
Kumbakonam to Thirunallar - 48Km Thirunallaru - Sri Dharbaranyeswarar Phone No: 04368 - 236530

8. RAGHU - THIRUNAGESWARAM (About 7 Kms. from Kumbakonam-Karaikkal Road).
Kumbakonam to Thirunageswaram - 5Km Thirunageswaram - Sri Naganathar Phone No: 0435 - 2463354

9. KETHU - KEEZHAPERUMPALLAM (Near PoomPuhar. on Mayiladuthurai- Poompuhar road).
Kumbakonam to Kizhapperumpallam - 59Km Keezhaperumpallam - Sri Naganathar Phone No: 04364 - 260582

Tour Guide to Navagraha Temples:
















LIST OF TEMPLES AND THEIR LOCATION
1. http://www.kumbakonamonline.com/listoftemples.html
2. http://www.marskarthik.com/navagraha.html
3. http://www.navagrahatour.com/
4. http://www.templepages.com/maps.html
5. http://www.templepages.com/vaipu.html
6. http://www.templepages.com/details.html
7. http://www.trichytravels.com/temple.htm
8. http://platial.com/map/Chennai-Navagraha-Temples/104164
9. http://www.palanitemples.com/english/legend_ofmuruga.htm
10. http://msabhiblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/abathsahayeswarar-temple-alangudi.html
11. http://sivavishnutemplesguide.com/
12. http://paadal-petra-sthalangal.blogspot.com/
13. http://members.tripod.com/~navagraha/navagrahatemplestour.html
14. http://madantalks.blogspot.com/2006/07/navagraha-sthalas-near-chennai.html
15. http://www.flickr.com/photos/rajushanthi/3235251391/

Thanjavur - Brihadisvara Temple


The Big Temple. Rajaraja Cholan, the Great Chola king built Bragatheeswarar Temple. Big Temple is an example for the Indian sculptural architecture greatness. Temple is surrounded by moat on two sides and Grand Anaicut river on the other side. This temple is unique to have the tallest tower over the sanctum sanctorum unlike the other temples. It is 216 feet tall. The stupa at the top is made of bronze.The walls of the sanctum are covered, with the wall paintings of Chola and Nayak periods, comparable to the famous Ajanta cave frescoes

Brihadisvara temple is the only high-rise building in the town rising up by fourteen stories and 216 feet. It is called Brihadisvara or The Big Temple
The Gopuras of Thanjavur Temple. See how far away is the third and tallest thirteen story towerThe first impression of the temple is entirely dominated by its three gopuras. Rising steeply beyond a wide enclosure, the brownish sandstone structures of the tallest tower stands up distinctly with its uncommon, pyramidal shape. The temple is almost like a fort. Its outer wall is a good 10 feet high and stands behind a trench built along the wall. The entrance to the temple, which is tall on its own but dwarfed by the main tower, is marked by a gopura embellished with various gods. Surprisingly, the ubiquitous market lanes outside the temple of such size, selling pooja paraphernalia is missing completely and is substituted by just a couple of flower vendors. Entering through the main door leads to a wide-open area covered with green grass that is typical of places managed by the Archeological Society of India. I left my footwear at the Chappal stand, bought a booklet on Thanjavur and started my explorations. A search for guides who could show me around and explain was not successful but the booklet I had bought made up for it with its detailed explanation of architecture and history.Beyond the main entrance is another high wall separating the inner courtyard. The sandstone wall is decorated with small statues of Nandi at uniform intervals along the perimeter, adding up to a few hundreds of them. I walked along the wall marveling at the high rise of the temple and the enormous effort that would have been spent to build it. Behind the temple is a peaceful tamarind grove that is completely isolated from rest of the world by the large temple enclosure, and gives a feeling of calmness and seclusion. I picked a few fallen fruits of tamarind and chewed the sweet and sour fruit in pleasure. The leafy trees are haunted by a few parakeets that burst into a ruckus every now and then.I was enchanted by the atmosphere and loathed to move on and into the temple's inner courtyard. But the greed to see more overcame the indulgence of the moment, and I pulled myself forward. The huge inner courtyard has a few smaller shrines situated around the main temple. There is a giant Nandi guarding the shrine, said to be the third largest Nandi statue in the country. I presume that obviously translate to third largest in the world; can we expect a super-sized Nandi statue anywhere else but in India? The roof of the Nandi Mantapa has brightly colored frescoes of floral patterns giving me a glimpse of Thanjavur's famous frescoes. None of the structures in the temple stand anywhere close in size to the main gopura. The tower has a crown of 80 tonne stone and there have been speculations on how it was lifted all the way up. The lingam in sanctum stands high like the tower it is under, and measures 13 feet.The insides of the main temple is said to have sections with frescoes that are now closed for visitors to prevent possible damages. Inner walls of the temple courtyard have a few paintings that are in various stages of decay and it looks like ASI has given up on these. Only few of these are in reasonable condition but plaster on the wall has peeled off from most of the paintings, and shockingly, many paintings have been ruined by mindless graffiti. The roof of Amman temple has painted murals but there seems to be some repainting attempts done by untrained hands in the recent years, which has only helped in degenerating them. Most of the temple's visitors are tourists and busloads of children on school trips. They usually walk around the temple quickly and head out. Fortunately, despite the oversized temple, Thanjavur is not a well-known pilgrimage center. It is not associated with any mythological incidences that so often binds our temples and nor has it any special significance that would attract devout people in hoards. That means the temple is generally quiet, devoid of any major pooja activity, events or the otherwise ever-present loudspeakers, allowing one to explore the place in peace. Brihadisvara temple was built by Raja Raja Chola during early years of the eleventh century AD, in the heydays of his kingdom. Later rulers made further additions to the main shrine with contributions from the Nayaks and Marathas post 16th century. Now the temple complex includes an Amman temple next to the Nandi, and a Murugan temple and Ganapathi temple to either sides of the main shrine. The famous Thanjavur style paintings were inscribed inside the temple by the Cholas and enhanced by Nayak rulers.I spotted the young and active temple elephant as I was heading out. I watched the charming elephant accept donations and bless a few devotees and could not help approaching her myself. Picking up a dozen Bananas, I offered them to the pachyderm, which swallowed them all in seconds as I patted her trunk. As I was about to retreat, the Mahout asked me to bow in front and receive its blessings, to which I obliged. It graciously lifted its trunk and gently rested the tip of it on my head, splattering a few drops of saliva on me! I prodded its trunk and wondered on how strong and tough are the trunks that actually appear soft and agile.My next stop was the Thanjavur palace which is a fifteen minute walk from the temple. The palace was built by Nayak rulers in 16th century and subsequent additions were made by the Marathas. While the Brihadisvara temple is in a good condition and is well managed, the palace is in shambles. A part of the palace complex is converted into a school. As I walked towards the palace, a few kids bumped into me struck a friendly conversation and posed for pictures. There is some digging and construction activity within the palace courtyard, and there are no signs or information to help visitors about where to go. The interiors are dusty, poorly maintained and cry from neglect.







Arulmigu Swaminatha Swami Temple, Swamimalai

Location
Swamimalai is a sylvan village, situated about five kilometers west of Kumbakonam on the banks of a tributary of river Cauvery. The temple is situated very close to the bus stand and the railway station is about two kilometers away. It is well connected to and surrounded by important places like Kumbakonam, Tiruvidaimarutur, Mayiladuthurai, Papanasam, Tanjavur etc.

Mythology and History
Swamimalai is fourth among the six padai veedu or sacred shrines dedicated to Lord Muruga. The presiding deity here expounded the meaning of the Pranava mantra OM to his own Father Lord Siva Himself.
Mythology says that saint Bhrugu before commencing an arduous tavam or penance, got the boon that anybody disturbing his mediation will forget all his knowledge. Such was the power of the penance that the sacred fire emanating from the head of the saint reached up to the heavens, and the frightened devas surrendered to Lord Siva praying for his grace. The Lord extinguished the sacred fire by covering the saint's head by hand. With the saint's penance thus disturbed the Lord became oblivious of all his knowledge and is said to have regained them by learning the Pranava mantra from Lord Muruga at this shrine.
Once when Brahma, the lord of all creations was proceeding to Kailasa, the ever-playful child Lord Muruga asked him for the meaning of the Pranava OM. When Brahma admitted his ignorance, the Lord imprisoned him. With Brahma imprisoned, all creations came to a standstill and the devas prayed to Lord Siva to get Brahma released. When Muruga insisted that the imprisonment was a just punishment for the ignorance of Brahma, Lord Siva asked him whether he himself knew the meaning of the primordial Pranava OM. Lord Muruga said that he knew the meaning of OM and can expound it to the latter only if he can accept him as guru and listen to the exposition as a devoted disciple. As Lord Siva acceded to the request of Lord Muruga and heard the exposition of OM as a disciple, the place came to be known as Swamimalai and the presiding deity as Swaminathan.
The temple is built on an artificial hillock of about sixty feet height with sixty beautifully laid stone steps representing the Hindu cycle of sixty years - leading to the Lord . In the ground floor there are temples dedicated to Lord Sundareswarer and Goddesss Meenakshi.
Hymns in praise of the presiding deity have been sung by saint Nakkeerar in Tirumurukatrupadai and by Saint Arunagirnathar in Tiruppukazh.

Sri Thirupungur Shiva Temple, Thanjavur

Moolavar (Sanctum Sancoturm) : Shivalokanathar

Goddess : Soundaranayaki

Famous for : Stays few steps away from its original position

Nayanmar : Nandanar

Sthalvriksham : Punkam

Speciality : Swayampu Putru

Where it is : Thiruvazhuvur, Nagapattinam District

Sthalapuranam

Nandanar was born in Mela Adhanur village in a low-caste family. He was a great Shiva Bhakta. He was working as a 'Coolie' in the nearby paddy field and devoting most of his time with pure devotion to Lord Shiva. He was keen to worship Lord Shiva at the famous Chidambaram (Nataraja) temple and waiting for right opportunity to go there. However, he did not get permission from the land-owner and kept postponing his holy trip everyday, this earned him the 'nick name' of "Thirunalaikku povar" - meaning "he will go tomorrow".

Unexpectedly, by the Grace of Lord Shiva, he was granted permission one day. He comes to Thirupungur Shiva Sthal enroute to Chidambaram, but was stopped at the entrance to have a darshan of Majestic Shiva inside. This is because he was an 'outcaste'. He decided to worship Lord Shiva from the Dwajasthampam (flagstaff) and tried many times to see the Lord, but could not succeed as Nandi's (Holy Bull's) presence in front of him prevented his vision. Brushing aside the insult, he sang hymns, Prayed Ambika-Naathan, most Benevolent Neelakanta, informing Him of his plight.

The Dwarabhalakas [in between Nandi and Main Deity at the Sanctum Sanctorum] inform Lord Shiva that Nandanar has come to see him and standing outside. Lord Shiva was pleased with the true devotion of His Bhakta, directs Nandi to step aside to allow him to see without hindrance. Nandi moved few steps away. With tears rolling out on his cheeks, Nanadar takes a full darshan of Lord Shiva. This is the specialty of this Holy Place. (even now Nandi is not directly sitting in front of the Lord and Dwarabhalakas' face is tilted as they inform the news to Lord).

Highlights

Removing Naga dosha and poorva janma sins in this temple. Worshipping Shivalokanathaswamy for marriage hurdles, unemployment, poverty, unhappiness. He removes these hurdles and fulfils the wishes of Aasthikas. The main deity at the Sanctum Sanctorum is anointed with Vibuthi, Lime Juice, tender coconut, milk, Dravya powder abhishekams. Devotees perform special puja by offering Neyvedhyams and distribute to the visitors.

MAIN DEITY

This temple is called Thirupungur because the temple was surrounded by Punga trees and Shivlingam and Nandi surfaced from an anthill (small mud mountain) [Putru]' which added glitter to the already glowing Lord. Everyday at 8.30 pm, even today, a special pooja is performed by dalbing Punugu chattam to the Lord, worshipped by many.

PANCHA LINGAMS

The story goes that once upon a time, there was an interesting debate between Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi as to who looks more charming, Lord took out a Darbhai and made three 'knots', throwing down the earth, Swami added wherever this Darbhai falls, I will make a statement on your beauty. The Darbhai fell on the ground and got converted as 'Pancha lingams'. These 'Panchalingams' are situated in this temple is something special to worship. According to legends, worshipping these Panchalingams removes marriage problems, serpent related sins.

IMPORTANT NOTES ON THIS TEMPLE

Nandanar story is famous in this Shiv sthal. Lord Shiva asked Nandi (holy Bull) to step aside to pave way for Nandanar to see HIM directly (as he was not allowed inside temple due to his caste) In most of the temples, Nandi will have tongue, in this temple Nandi does not have a tongue. In all the temples, Dhwarabalakas at the entrance will be standing straight, but in this holy temple, Dhwarabalakas' face is slightly tilted and positioned diagonal. This is so because Dhwarablakas inform the Lord that "Nanadanar has come to have a darshan and is waiting outside to see YOU" Mahaganapathi is called "Kulam vettiya Vinayagar" (The God who dug pond), and the pond is believed to have been dug up by Lord Ganesh by using his Gana-boothas overnight for Nandanar to take bathe.

HOW TO GO AND WHERE IT IS LOCATED It is in Tamil Nadu, Near Mayiladuthurai Nearest Railway station : MayiladuthuraiNearest Airport : TrichyLocation :10 kms from Mayliduthurai and 60 kms from Nagapattinam.Where can we stay : We can stay in Mayiladuthurai, various good lodges are available.
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Courtesy : http://www.samasya.com/religion/states/tamilnadu/thirupungur/index.html
Sri Kalyanasundara swamy Temple Thirumananchery

To overcome obstacles relating to marriage paying pilgrimages to places such as Konerirajapuram, Thirumanancheri, Sundaraperumal Koil yield rich results.

MARRIAGES
1. KOHILAMBAL SAMETHA SRI KALYANA SUNDARAR – THIRUMANANCHERI
2. MAPPILAI SWAMY – THIRUVEELIMAZHALAI
3. SRI NEELAKANDAR – THIRUPAINJAILI
4. VEEPA VILVA MARAM & SIVALAYAM – THIRUVADI CHOOLAM (CHENGALPET TO THIRUPORUR)
5. SRI RAJAMATHANGI – THIRUNANGOOR – PARVATHY SWAYAMVARA HOMAM CAN BE DONE
6. RAHU – THIRUNAGESWARAM
7. RAHU & KETHU – THIRUPAMPURAM
8. KETHU – KILAPERUMPALLAM
9. THIRUKODIKA – CHITTIRAGUPTAR SANNATHI
10. CHEVAAI – VAITHEESWARAN KOIL
11. PRANAVAR & MANGALAMBIGAI – THIRUMANGALAKUDI
12. PANCHAVARNESWARAR – THIRUNALLUR ( NEAR SWAMIMALAI)
13. SIVAN - THIRUVEDIKUDI (NEAR THIRUVAIYARU)
14. KAL GARUDAN – NACHIYARKOIL
15. SIVAN TEMPLE – KONERIRAJAPURAM - THIRUVELVIKUDI

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: Thirumananjeri is located 3 kilometer to the west of Kuthalam, Thanjavur district in the state of Tamilnadu. This place is 15 kilometer from Mayiladuthurai. HISTORY OF THE TEMPLE: Sri Umamangai Devi Prayed to Lord Siva at Kailash Himalayas to remarry Her in the earth. Lord Siva granted the boon to remarry her in the forthcoming Brahma Karpam . Since she was granted longer duration to fulfill her wish Uma mangai Devi was little indifferent to the lord Siva.

Lord Siva was unhappy with Sri Uma mangai Devi and cursed her to live as a cow in earth. She repented on her action and to absolve of her curse, goddess prayed to Lord Siva. Lord Siva controlled his anger and blessed Her by changing Tirumagal, Kalaimagal & Indirani as cows and to accompany Sri Umamangai Devi in the earth. Pleased by the milk showered on his body by Sri Uma mangai Devi as cow Lord Siva Married her at Thirumananjeri.






DIVINESS OF THE TEMPLE: Many Nayanmars have sung devotional songs in this temple to Lord Siva as Sri Kalyana sundaramoorthy who married Goddess Kokilambal in this place, hence it is called Thirumananjeri ( Thirumanam means wedding) Once up on a time two women promised to get marry their off springs with each other. Later, it was found that delivered by one was a turtle. They were astonished and prayed to Lord Siva at Tirumananjeri. Lord Siva was pleased with their Prayers and blessed the turtle to be a child.
AUSPICIOUS TIMES : Every year in the Tamil months of Chithrai , Poosam star, Lord Siva’s wedding Mahorchavam is done with great pomp and show for three days. Daily poojas are also performed.
POOJAS TO BE PERFORMED FOR Unmarried boys and girls and devotees whose Marriage are being delayed should perform pooja in this temple and it is believed that offering pooja to Lord Kalyana sundharamoorthy will help them get married at the earliest.
POOJA OFFERINGS Devotees performing pooja to the lord Kalyana sundharamoorthy should offer betel leaves and nuts, coconut, three garlands, two lemons.

The procedure in doing Pariharam is We have to start from Selva Vinayagar and after worshipping him, we have to lit deepams in Parihara Mandapam Circumsphering the sanctum Sanctorum of Sri Udhvaaganathar(Udhvagam-Marriage)

The ghee deepams provided outside in most of the temples is not the original one and I suspect if there is any DALDA content is present in it .May the Shop keepers atleast can change their course of action a wee –bit
But it remains in one’s sincerity to buy Original Ghee and some clay lamps to have a soul-filling pariharam in most of the temples
Now…………
Intially I have litted all the Lamps but later it was denoted in the wall painting to start from selva Vinayagar
After finishing this I was told to sit in a queue to perform archanas and pariharams concerned. Hence I waited After Doing Sankalpams Archanas were performed to the deities en-masse(i.e the archana sets collected from various people are placed before the Kalyanasundarar and Kohilambal ) and the rest of the procedures are carried out
The garland which was given by the devotee was adorned to god and was thrown over the neck of the devotee as god’s prasadam ,which he is not supposed to take-off till he leaves the premises .Their will be a lemon given by the priest to the devotee which he should consume after crushing it and make It to a juicy content after the devotee reaches home .The garland should be stored in a yellow bag and not in plastic bags and the same should be carried back to the temple after the marriage gets accomplished
The marriaged couple should take this garland to the temple and the same old procedure will be carried out
There is a Sannidhi for MANGALA RAAHU in front of which Ghee deepams should have to be lit
Now the nmost important points are :There is no RAAHU KALAM,YAMAGANDAM,ASTHAMI,NAVAMI associated with these temple ,Since lord is in holy union with Ambal ,hence all hours here are considered to be auspicious
The working hours of this temple is 8:00 am to 1:00 p.m and from 3:00 P.M to 8:00 P.M and during this hours pariharams are done

Sri Parimala Renganatha Perumal Temple, Thiruindalur

Indhu means moon. As perumal received Chandra (Moon) from his curse, this place is known as Indhaloor. Lord Narayana gave dharsan as Vennchudar perumal in the standing posture to the Moon god in Thalaisangaadu. But here at this place he is in Veera Sayanam posture.There he was full of light being as Vyomajyothi piran. But here he is full of fragrance (Parimalam) and hence he is called as Parimala Rangan. He has 4 hands here. River Cauvery is under his feet here. As he promised river Cauvery to increase here status, he made her as his bed at Srirangam, took her as his mother at Thirucherai and here at Thiru Indhaloor, he has taken river Cauvery above his head. Thus gave her the status of river Ganges who is on the head of Lord Shiva.
As the perumal of this place, converted the position of river Cauvery and Lord Chandra into a pious state, Thirumangaialwar calls him as a Brahmin. The vedas were created to instruct rules for human beings to lead a happy life. The Surya and Chandra revolve around the world to give prisperity (like wheels ie Chakra). Hence the vimaana of this place is called as Veda Chakra Vimaanam. Sri Rangam is known as Aadhi Arangam (first) while Thirukudanthai is Madhiya Arangam (Middle) and Thiru Indhaloor is known as Andiya Arangam (Last).
Recovery of Vedas
From the puranas we learn that Brahma, Chandra, Yama, Ambareesha and Viswamitra were offering their daily workship here. Brahma was tutored to do his creation by Lord Ranganatha. But the two demons Madhu and Kaitaba, stole away the Vedas and disappeared into the sea. Brahma complained to the Lord who took Mastyavathar- fishform and retrived the Vedas. In order to restore the original fragrance to them, the Vedas did penance to the Lord and the place was converted into “Sugantharanyam”. The Lord took his abode there and He came to be known as Parimala Ranganathar. The Goddess came to be known as Parimala Ranganayaki.
The river cauvery, in order to get supremacy over river Ganga, offered penance to Lord Ranganatha here and was granted a boon. Just like Srirangam and Kumbakonam, this place also became famous. The Ganga is said to flow into the Cauvery during the Tula festival to rid herself of her pollution which she takes over from the people who take their bath in the river. Hence the Cauvery here a bath in equals a bath in the Ganga.
Another interesting episode is connected with the life of Chandra the Moon. He was suffering from consumption because of the sabams given by Dwajapathy and Dhatchan and was losing his form slowly. He was asked to take his bath here in the cauvery and offer worship to Lord Ranganatha. He was eventually cured of his disease and the place came to be known as Indupuri and the Theertham Indu pushkarani.
In the Tamil month of Aiypasi on all the 30 days, the deity is taken to the banks of the river. On the first day of the month and Amavasai, Lord Ranganatha comes on Garuda Vahana.
There are three prakarams in the temple. The little image of Kannan familiarly known as Santhanagopalakrishnan promises children for the issuless. The plates that adorn the walls of the sannidhi have intricate workmanship on them.
Viswaksena, Yoga Narasimhar and Chandra have Moolavigrahams. In the shrine dedicated to Sri Rama one can see the stone as well as bronze images of Rama, Lakshmana, Sita, Hanuman and small idols of Bharatha and Satrugna. Thirumangai Azhwar has sung in praise of the Lord here. Following in his footsteps Sri T.Narasimhachariar composed the “Indalur Erratai Mani Malai”.
History
The temple dedicated to Lord Parimala Ranganatha at Tiruindalur, Mayiladuturai. This temple is one of the Pancha Rangams, the others being Srirangapattinam, Srirangam, Adirangam (Koiladi) and Kumbakonam. The idol which was hitherto believed to be made of brick and mortar for over many centuries was found to be made of a single beautiful green stone of granite measuring 12 feet by 5.5 feet with intricate workmanship in minute detail on the jewels, the kireetam, peethambaram. One sees even the nails in the hands and feet sharp and in lovely shape. The Seshasayanam, the five-headed serpant, has been fixed separately, over the head of the deity and it has also been made of stone. Brahma is seen near the wall in a line with the nabhi-naval and at the feet is seen Santhanagopalakrishnan. The images of Sridevi and Bhoodevi are on either side of the idol on the floor.

Courtesy: http://www.thiruindalurparimalarengan22.org/