Tirucherai Saranathan Temple
Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu
The Saranathan Temple in Thirucherai, a village on the outskirts of Kumbakonam in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. The temple is glorified in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE. It is one of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Saranathan and his consort Lakshmi as Saranayaki. It is believed that Saranathan appeared for Kaveri, the river goddess, who performed penance at this place.
From the Wikipedia article Saranathan Temple, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it is
Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Nagapattinam Junction railway station (NGT), about 49 km by road.
- By air: Thanjavur Air Force Station (TJV), about 66 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Suryanar Kovil and the Navagraha Temples of Kumbakonam – Suryanar Kovil village near Aduthurai, and around Kumbakonam (Thanjavur, Mayiladuthurai and Thiruvarur districts, plus Karaikal) (about 15 km)
- Arulmigu Thyagarajaswamy Temple, Tiruvarur – Kamalalayam Tank, Thiruvarur town, Tiruvarur district (about 26 km)
- Arulmigu Swaminatha Swamy Temple, Swamimalai – Swamimalai, near Kumbakonam, Thanjavur district (about 28 km)
- Sri Dharbaranyeswarar Temple (Sri Saneeswara Bhagavan Sthalam), Thirunallar – Thirunallar, Karaikal district (Puducherry UT) (about 35 km)
- Vaidyanathaswamy Temple, Vaitheeswaran Koil – Vaitheeswaran Koil, between Chidambaram and Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai district (about 44 km)
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