Prasanna Venkatachalapathy Temple
Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu
Gunaseelam Vishnu Temple (Abhimana Sthalam) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu located in Gunaseelam village, 20 km (12 mi) from Trichy, in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of river Kaveri. It is Classified one among the 108 Abhimana Kshethram of Vaishnavate tradition. A visit to the temple is believed to be a cure for the mentally challenged people, who are taken to the temple and kept in the temple premises for 48 days. At the end of the 48 days it is believed that their illness is cured by the grace of the presiding deity, Prasanna Venkatachalapathi. The temple has set up a mental health rehabilitation centre that has the official stamp of the Tamil Nadu Government license, the first of its kind in Tamil Nadu.
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Where it is
Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station (TPJ), about 22 km by road.
- By air: Tiruchirappalli Airport (TRZ), about 28 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Arulmigu Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple – Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) district (about 18 km)
- Arulmigu Jambukeswarar Akilandeswari Temple, Thiruvanaikaval – Thiruvanaikaval, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), on Srirangam island between the Kaveri and Kollidam rivers (about 20 km)
- Arulmigu Mariamman Temple, Samayapuram – Samayapuram, about 15–20 km north of Tiruchirappalli on the Trichy–Chennai highway (about 23 km)
- Arulmigu Peruvudaiyar (Brihadeeswarar) Temple – Thanjavur, Thanjavur district (about 79 km)
- Arulmigu Swaminatha Swamy Temple, Swamimalai – Swamimalai, near Kumbakonam, Thanjavur district (about 104 km)
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