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Tharangambadi, formerly Tranquebar , is a town in the Nagapattinam district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu on the Coromandel Coast. It lies 15 kilometres north of Karaikal, near the mouth of a distributary of the Kaveri River. Tranquebar was the first Danish trading post in India established in 1620. King Christian IV had sent his envoy Ove Gjedde who established contact with Raghunatha Nayak of Tanjore. The Danish government sold the colony of Tranquebar to the British East India Company in 1845. Until then an annual tribute had been paid by the Danes to the Rajah of Tanjore. Tharangambadi is the headquarters of Tharangambadi taluk, while its name ...
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  • 1. Vaitheeswaran Kovil Shrine to Mars Nagapattinam
    Vaitheeswaran Kovil or Pullirukkuvelur is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Lord Shiva, located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Shiva is worshipped as Vaidyanathar or Vaitheeswaran meaning the God of healing and it is believed that prayers to Vaitheeswaran can cure diseases. Vaitheeswaran is a Tamil derivative from vaidya and Ishvara . The presiding deity is Sri vaidyanathan. He is the God of Healing. When pronouncing in Tamil, it sounds like vaideeswaran. It is one of the nine Navagraha temples and is associated with the planet Mars . The village is also known for palm leaf astrology called Naadi astrology in Tamil. It is located 7 kilometers from Sirkazhi, 235 kilometers from Chennai, 27 km from Chidambaram, 110 km from Thanjavur and 16 km from Mayiladuthurai. The holy waters of the Sid...
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  • 2. Swetharanyeswarar Temple Sirkazhi
    Swetharanyeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located in the town of Thiruvenkadu near Sirkazhi. The main deity is Swetharanyeswarar, a form of Shiva and Brahmavidya Ambal as the consort. There is a separate Sannidhi for Budha. All four important Saivite saints have sung in praise of Swetharanyeswarar, the lord of the white forest and the lord of this large and important temple. This temple is especially known for its unique incarnation of Shiva called Agora Murthi. Thiruvenkadu village is also famous for its unique structure of pools in temples. This temple has 3 pools, 3 Gods. It is a belief that who takes bath in all these pools, the one will be free from their problems like diseases, delay in marriage, etc.,. This temple is one of the six temples along the banks of the Kaveri which are co...
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  • 3. Saniswaran Temple Karaikal
    Tirunallar Saniswaran Temple or Dharbaranyeswarar Temple(திருநள்ளாறு தர்ப்பாரண்யேசுவரர் கோயில் is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shani located in Tirunallar in Karaikal district of Pondicherry, India. The presiding deity is Lord Siva, Dharbaranyeswar and the place Tirunallar was historically called Dharbaranyam. The temple is revered by the hymns of 7th century Tamil saivite poets, Appar, Sundarar and Sambandhar and is classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam.
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