Thiruvali-Thirunagari
Tamil Nadu
The Thiruvali - Thirunagari Temples are paired Hindu temples dedicated to Vishnu located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Sirkali in Tamil Nadu, India, and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from each other. It is one of the Divya Desams, the 108 temples of Vishnu revered by the 12 poet saints, or Alvars. Unlike other Divya Desams where a single shrine is referred, this pair of temples is referred to together in all of the 41 pasurams (hymns). These temples follow the Tenkalai mode of worship.
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Where it is
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How to reach
- By train: nearest station Parangipettai railway station (PO), about 36 km by road.
- By air: Pondicherry Airport (PNY), about 103 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Vaidyanathaswamy Temple, Vaitheeswaran Koil – Vaitheeswaran Koil, between Chidambaram and Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai district (about 13 km)
- Thillai Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram – Chidambaram, Cuddalore district (about 28 km)
- Sri Dharbaranyeswarar Temple (Sri Saneeswara Bhagavan Sthalam), Thirunallar – Thirunallar, Karaikal district (Puducherry UT) (about 42 km)
- Suryanar Kovil and the Navagraha Temples of Kumbakonam – Suryanar Kovil village near Aduthurai, and around Kumbakonam (Thanjavur, Mayiladuthurai and Thiruvarur districts, plus Karaikal) (about 52 km)
- Arulmigu Thyagarajaswamy Temple, Tiruvarur – Kamalalayam Tank, Thiruvarur town, Tiruvarur district (about 66 km)
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