Anbilalanturai
Tamil Nadu
Anbil Alanthurai Temple is a temple dedicated to Shiva, located on the banks of the Kollidam river in Anbil, a small village near Lalgudi. is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in the village of Tiruchotruthurai, Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is worshiped as Sathyavaheeswarar, and is represented by the lingam and his consort Parvati is depicted as Soundaranayagi. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil poet saints known as the nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam.
From the Wikipedia article Anbil Sathyavaheesvarar Temple, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it is
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How to reach
- By train: nearest station Lalgudi railway station (LLI), about 6 km by road.
- By air: Tiruchirappalli Airport (TRZ), about 22 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Arulmigu Mariamman Temple, Samayapuram – Samayapuram, about 15–20 km north of Tiruchirappalli on the Trichy–Chennai highway (about 18 km)
- Arulmigu Jambukeswarar Akilandeswari Temple, Thiruvanaikaval – Thiruvanaikaval, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), on Srirangam island between the Kaveri and Kollidam rivers (about 20 km)
- Arulmigu Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple – Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) district (about 22 km)
- Arulmigu Peruvudaiyar (Brihadeeswarar) Temple – Thanjavur, Thanjavur district (about 40 km)
- Arulmigu Swaminatha Swamy Temple, Swamimalai – Swamimalai, near Kumbakonam, Thanjavur district (about 67 km)
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