Thirukutralam
Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu
Thirukutralam represents one of the five Pancha Sabhas of Nataraja - Chitra Sabhai. The five dance halls of Shiva are Chidambaram, Madurai, Thiruvalangadu, Tirunelveli and Kutralam. Kutralam is also known as Trikootaachalam. This temple is one among the 276 Paadal Petra Sthalams. Shiva is worshipped here as Kutralanathaswamy and Parvati as Kuzhalvaaimozhi Ambal.
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Where it is
Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Tirunelveli Junction railway station (TEN), about 66 km by road.
- By air: Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV), about 78 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple – Sabarimala, Perunad, Pathanamthitta district (inside Periyar Tiger Reserve) (about 75 km)
- Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple – East Fort, Thiruvananthapuram (about 76 km)
- Attukal Bhagavathy Temple – Attukal, Manacaud, Thiruvananthapuram (about 77 km)
- Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple – Aranmula, Pathanamthitta district, on the south bank of the Pamba river (about 97 km)
- Bhagavathy Amman Temple (Kumari Amman Temple), Kanyakumari – Kanyakumari (Kanniyakumari), at the southern tip of India (about 124 km)
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