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Thiruchendur Murugan Temple

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Thiruchendur Murugan Temple
Thiruchendur Murugan Temple
Thiruchendur Murugan Temple
Thiruchendur Murugan Temple
Thiruchendur Murugan Temple
Thiruchendur Murugan Temple
Thiruchendur Murugan Temple
Thiruchendur Murugan Temple
Thiruchendur Murugan Temple
Thiruchendur Murugan Temple
Thiruchendur Murugan Temple
Thiruchendur Murugan Temple
Thiruchendur Murugan Temple
Thiruchendur Murugan Temple
Thiruchendur Murugan Temple
Phone:
+91 4639 242 221

Hours:
Sunday5am - 9pm
Monday5am - 9pm
Tuesday5am - 9pm
Wednesday5am - 9pm
Thursday5am - 9pm
Friday5am - 9pm
Saturday5am - 9pm


Thiruchendur Murugan Temple is an ancient Tamil temple dedicated to lord Murugan situated in Tamil Nadu, India. The puranic name or historical name for this temple is Jayanthipuram. This temple is the fourth Tamil temple in Tamil Nadu to get ISO certification. It is located in the eastern end of the town Thiruchendur in the district of Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India. It is 60 km south-east of Tirunelveli, 40 km from Tuticorin and 75 km north-east of Kanyakumari. The temple complex is on the shores of Bay of Bengal. Temple is open from 5 AM to 9 PM Tiruchendur Murugan Temple is an ancient tamil temple dedicated to Lord Muruga at the site of the battle. It is one of the six major abodes, or sacred temples, of the Kaumaram religion. Soorasamharam, a reenactment of the victory over Soorapadman, and Kanda Shasti, a devotional song in praise of Lord Muruga are performed at the temple. The temple, which is built near the seashore, measures 91 m north to south, 65 m east to west, and has a seven-tier gopuram, or tower gate, that is 42 m high. The principal entrance faces south, and opens into the first of two prakarams, the first of which is lined with rows of Yalis. The inner sanctum of the temple is in a cave and the main deity, or moolavar, is Murugan as a saintly child, portrayed in a granite carving.Naazhi Kinaru, a sacred well fed by a freshwater spring, is located 100 m south of the temple. Devotees undergo a ritual cleansing by bathing in water from the well after bathing in the ocean.
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