Navapashanam temple
Devipattinam, Tamil Nadu
Navapashanam temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Navagrahas, the nine planetary deities, located in Devipattinam, the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a Hindu pilgrimage centre located in the Bay of Bengal. As per Hindu legend, the nine mud images of the planetary deities, have been believed to have built by Rama, an avatar of Vishnu.
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Where it is
Devipattinam, Tamil Nadu. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Rameswaram railway station (RMM), about 63 km by road.
- By air: Madurai International Airport (IXM), about 121 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Arulmigu Ramanathaswamy Temple – Rameswaram island, Ramanathapuram district (about 63 km)
- Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple – Madurai, Madurai district (about 123 km)
- Arulmigu Murugan Temple, Pazhamudircholai (Solaimalai) – Solaimalai, Alagar hills, above Alagar Kovil, Madurai district (approx. 25 km north-east of Madurai) (about 126 km)
- Arulmigu Subramaniyaswamy Temple, Thiruparankundram – Thiruparankundram, Madurai district (about 8 km south-west of Madurai city) (about 126 km)
- Arulmigu Subramania Swamy Temple, Tiruchendur – Tiruchendur, Thoothukudi district (on the shore of the Gulf of Mannar) (about 173 km)
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