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The name Tirukkalukkunram (also spelled Tirukazhukundram) is derived from the Tamil word kazhughu (கழுகு), meaning eagle or kite. The Tamil prefix Tiru signifies 'holy' or 'sacred', a common honorific used for temple towns across Tamil Nadu.
This taluk was earlier, a part of the Kanchipuram district until the district was bifurcated and a new Chengalpattu district was created. It is famous for mara sekku machine oil like kadalai ennai, nallaennai and many types of oil with moderate cost for buying. famous snacks item like poondu mixture, karasev and karaboonthi, munthiri pakoda are at moderate cost for buying. tharpoosani is ...
Sacred vultures fed by temple priests at Thirukalukundram, 1906 The word "Thirukazhukundram" comes from the Tamil words thiru (respectful), kazhugu (vulture/eagle), and kundram (mount). It was known as "Thirukazhugukundram" in ancient times, which later culminated into "Thirukazhukundram".
This is a list of temples in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, which is famed for Tamil architecture styled Hindu temples, culture, and tradition and commonly known as the Land of Temples. [1] Tamil Nadu has more temples than any other states of India .
The cave temple at the top is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva with a few inscriptions. [ 2 ] Thiruparankundram-Madurai area was the target of extensive destruction and looting by the Delhi Sultanate in the 14th century, followed by an attempt to establish an Islamic Sultanate in Tamil Nadu .
Arulmigu Swaminatha Swamy Temple, Swamimalai: Thiruveragam திருவேரகம் Tiruvērakam. Swamimalai, Thanjavur district: Located at 5 km from Kumbakonam, the temple is built on an artificial hill. The temple commemorates the incident where Murugan is regarded to have explained the essence of the Pranava mantra "Om" to his father ...
Ulagalantha Perumal Temple or Trivikrama Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu located in Tirukkoyilur, Tamil Nadu, India. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture , the temple is glorified in the Naalayira Divya Prabandham , the early medieval Tamil canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE.
Sarangapani temple, Kumbakonam. The Sanctum sanctorum is designed like Chariot, Chola architecture These are the two surviving Hindu temples of the pre-Pallava period namely, Veetrirundha Perumal Temple and Murugan temple at Saluvankuppam. These temples are one of the oldest ones in Tamil Nadu. Part of a series on Tamils History History of Tamil Nadu History of Sri Lanka Sources of ancient ...