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• Murugeeswarar Temple, Thaiyur

  

  The entrance to the Murugeeswarar Temple, ThaiyurI had been invited to visit the Murugeeswarar temple at Thaiyur by Kaushik, a long-time volunteer of the Aalaya... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2022 TRAVEL

• Aavarani Pudhuchery Nateswarar

  

  Shri Nateswara Swamy Temple, Aavarani PudhucherySome temples are unique and the joy one gets while visiting them is immense. The purpose of Aalayam Kanden is... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2021 TRAVEL

• Adi Annamalai - Where Tiruvempavai Was Born!

  

  The Adi Annamalai Temple in TiruvannamalaiCome Margazhi - Tamil Households, temples and sabhas come alive to the hymns of Thirupaavai and Thiruvempavai, songs... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2021 TRAVEL

• Aditya Mahadevar Temple, Anaikattaputhur

  

  Anaikattaputhur is a non-descript village in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu. Referred to as Anai Akkarai Puthur in inscriptions, the village is found along the... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2021 TRAVEL

• Sammohana Gopalan, Mohanur

  

  Sri Sammohana Gopalan Shrine at Mohanur It was an article by Shri A M Rajagopalan, in Kumudam Jothidam that I read way back in 2007-08 that introduced me to... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2021 TRAVEL

• Dharapuram Dasa Anjaneya Darisanam Part 4 - Miracles Happen!

  

  Amaravathi river near Veeraraghavapuram AgraharamI had mentioned in Part 3 about how we were unable to see the Vyasaraja Hanumans in Veeraraghavapuram and... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2021 TRAVEL

• Dharapuram Dasa Anjaneya Darisanam - Part 3

  

  This is the third in the series of articles on the ten Vyasaraja Hanumans of Dharapuram. Please click here to access Part 1 and here for Part 2. Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2021 TRAVEL

• Dharapuram Dasa Anjaneya Darisanam - Part 2

  

  Uttara Veeraraghava Perumal Temple, DharapuramThis is the second in the series of articles on the ten Hanumans installed by Saint Vyasaraja Theertha, (the... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2021 TRAVEL

• Dharapuram Dasa Anjaneya Darisanam - Part 1

  

  Vyasaraja Theertha Source: Annie Gracy, CC BY-SA 4.0 Vyasaraja Theertha was the Rajaguru of the Vijayanagara Kingdom. He was called Vyasaraya initially and afte... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2021 TRAVEL

• Sri Manicka Swamigal Aka Satti Samiyar Gnana Peetam, Enathimangalam

  

  My father-in-law had three framed photographs in his otherwise clutter-free pristine room. A picture of his father and two saints whom he had had an... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2021 TRAVEL

• Amazing Temples Video Series - Episode 1

  

  Hello everyone! This August, Aalayam Kanden completes ten years as a blog. To commemorate this, we are trying a different approach of introducing short videos o... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2020 TRAVEL

• A Temple with a Dargah Within - Sri Angala Parameswari Temple, Chintadripet

  

  Angala Parameswari Temple, ChintadripetChinna Thari Pettah, known commonly as Chintadripettah was a planned township, created by President George Morton Pitt,... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2020 TRAVEL

• Muthuservamadam Varadaraja Perumal

  

  Varadaraja Perumal Temple, MuthuservamadamI first heard about Muthuservamadam about 18 months ago, when Kaushik Ramachandran, a long term patron and volunteer o... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2020 TRAVEL

• Chinna Mandali - The Place Where Nataraja Pathu Was Born

  

  With the team of volunteers at Chinna MandaliUsually, articles in the Aalayam Kanden blogs describe an ancient/unique temple. But for the first time, here is... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2019 TRAVEL

• The Twin Devis of Srirangapatna

  

  The River CauveryThe island of Srirangapatna lies about 18 kilometres from Mahisuru (Mysore), the land of Mahishasura, the demon who had been killed by Goddess... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2019 TRAVEL

• Arutperumjothi - A Journey Through the Life of Ramalinga Vallalar!

  

  Arutprakasa Ramalinga VallalarThai Poosam - the day when Poosam star falls on a full moon day in the Tamil month of Thai, is not only celebrated by the follower... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2019 TRAVEL

• Varkala Janardhanaswamy!

  

  Steps leading to the Varkala Janardhanaswamy TempleVarkala is a beautiful town on the shores of the Arabian Sea. It comprises of unique Cenozoic Sedimentary... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2019 TRAVEL

• Palatrangarai Veera Anjaneya Swamy!

  

  Hanuman, Anjaneyar, Anjana Maindhan, Vayuputra, Bajrang Bali, Mukhya Prana Devaru, and Siriya Thiruvadi - Many names, one diety! The embodiment of devotion,... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2019 TRAVEL

• Kathithamalai Kumaran

  

  Kathithamalai Vetri Velayudha Swamy TempleKathithamalai, which is now referred to as Kaithamalai, is near Uthukuli in Tirupur District. Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2018 TRAVEL

• Our Lady of Glory Pulicat - the First Parish of Tamil Nadu

  

  The new church of Our Lady of Glory in PulicatLast year, during Madras week, I had been on a heritage trip to Pulicat, organised by Aarde Foundation, led by... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2018 TRAVEL