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A grey stone gateway with a dark doorway, painted figures in arched niches and two bull statues on its roof.
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Thalaichangadu Sri Sankaaranyeswarar Temple 45th of 129 on the south bank of the Kaveri · Chola Nadu · Temples near Mayiladuthurai

Darshan today7:00 am – 11:00 am, 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Moolavar
Sankaaranyeswarar, Sankarunatheswarar, Sankavana Nathar
Ambal
Soundhara Nayaki, Brahath Sundaraambigai
Theertham
Sangu Theertham, River Cauvery
Sthala vriksham
Purasu tree
Pathigam by
Thirugnanasambanthar

Temple

Visited on: 12th March, 2017 and 23rd May, 2017.

Location

Thalaichangadu is situated at a distance of about 18 kms from Mayiladuthurai on the Mayiladuthurai to Poompuhar (Via Aakkur) route. From Aakkur, it is about 5 kms.

Other Devara Paadal Petra Shiva Sthalams near this temple are – Thiru Valampuram, Aakkur, Thiruppallavaneecharam (Poompuhar), Chayavanam, Thiruvenkadu, Kezhai Thirukkattuppalli, Thirukkalikkamur (Annappan Pettai), Pariyal Veerattam, Thiruchempon Palli, Nani Palli, Thirukkadaiyur and Thirukkadaiyur Mayanam.

General Information

Moolavar
Sri Sankaaranyeswarar, Sri Sankarunatheswarar, Sri Sankavana Nathar
Ambal
Sri Soundhara Nayaki, Sri Brahath Sundaraambigai
Theertham (Holy water)
Sangu Theertham, River Cauvery
Sthala Vriksham (Sacred Tree)
Purasu tree
Pathigam (Hymn) rendered by
Saint Thirugnanasambanthar
  • This is one of the 276 Devara Paadal Petra Shiva Sthalams and 45th Shiva Sthalam on the Southern bank of the river Cauveri in Chozha Nadu (Thenkarai).
  • Lord Shiva in this temple is a Swayambumurthi (self-manifested).
  • This temple is counted as one of the Maadak Koils built by King Kochengat Cholan.
  • This east facing temple has two corridors and it has no main tower.
  • The last consecration ceremony (Kumbabishekam) took place on 26.05.2010 and prior to that on 27.01.2003.

History of the Temple

This ancient temple is close to Poompuhar. This place is famous as the birth place of “Madala Marayavan”, a character from Silapathikaram, one of the Sangam epics.

The historical names of this place are Sanguvanam, Sankaaranyam, Thalaisai and Thalaichanganam.

There are 10 stone inscriptions available in this temple. All of them date back to the Chola dynasty. There are special mentions of King Uthama Chola and his mother Queen Sembian Maadevi. In one of the inscriptions, this place is referred to as “Rajaraja Valanattu Nangoor Nattu Thalaichangadu” and “Thalaiyudayavar Koil Pathu”.

A grey stone gateway with a dark doorway, painted figures in arched niches and two bull statues on its roof.
A grey stone temple building with steps at the left, a small shrine in front and statues on the roof corners.

Legend

Lord Mahavishnu worshipped Lord Shiva here and obtained “Paanchajanyam” (“Thalai Sangu”), the greatest of all conch (Sangu). The base (Aavudayar) of the main deity is in the shape of a conch.

Deities in the temple

Other than the shrines of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathy, shrines and idols of Vinayakar, Singara Subramaniyar, Srinivasaperumal with his consorts Sridevi and Bhoodevi, Dhanakarshana Vayulingeswarar, Neelakandeswarar, Akhilandeswarar, Bhuvaneswari Amman, Valampuri Vinayakar, Balasubramaniar, Kaveri, Agasthiyar, Mahalakshmi, Jeshtadevi, Bairavar, Suryan and Pradosha Nayakar can be seen in the corridors.

In the “koshtam” (place surrounding the sanctum sanctorum), idols of Vinayakar, Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, Vishnu, Brahma and Durgai can be seen.

In the corridor, idols of Nalvar, Pattinathar and Kochengat Cholan are placed in a row. Similarly, there is another row for idols of Chandikeswarar, Mahavishnu, Jurahareswarar and Lord Ram with Sita.

A lit doorway under a name board, with a lingam seen inside and a cloth-covered pedestal in front.
A yellow pillared hall with steps, a deity figure and a bull on its roof, and coconut palms behind.
A deity draped in yellow cloth stands in an arched niche, with Tamil lettering above naming Dakshinamurthy.
A small blue shrine with an open front, a Ganesha figure above and palm trees behind.
A yellow-pillared porch with a red name board and painted figures of goddesses and a deity above.
A lingam wrapped in white cloth under an iron frame with lamps, with Tamil lettering on the wall behind.
A seated goddess in an orange and red cloth with a flower garland, under a carved arch; a caption names her.
A tall dark figure with a garland, flanked by two figures in saris, in front of a green wall.
A dark stone carving in a small shrine, a red cloth draped over it; a caption names Jeshtadevi.
Six dark stone idols in white and red cloths stand in a row against a green wall.

Salient Features

The main deity’s lingam is very tall and the uniqueness of this lingam is that it has locks of hair. This can be seen at the time of abhishekam using gingelly oil.

The structure of this temple is in the form of “Somaskandar” – with Lord Murugan’s shrine situated in between the shrines of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi.

It is believed that King Kochengat Chola built about 70 “Madakkoils”. The distinguishing feature of a Madakkoil is that it is not easily approachable by an elephant. He built these temples at an elevation and there are a few steps that need to be climbed before seeing the lord. Also, the sanctum sanctorum’s (Karpagragam) entrance is narrow such that no elephant can enter it.

A grey stone temple on a raised base, a pillared porch at the left and a flight of steps to the sanctum.

Behind the sanctum sanctorum, on either side of Lord Lingothbavar, there are idols of Lord Mahavishnu and Lord Brahma in a worshipping posture. Devotees can enjoy the darshan of all the three lords (Trimurthys) – Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. This is considered to be very auspicious.

The reliefs of Lord Kuberan’s “Sanganidhi” and “Padmanidhi” can be seen at the entrance of the temple.

There is a Shivalingam and an idol of Vinayakar under the temple’s “sthala vriksham” Purasu.

The sanctum sanctorum is in the form of semi-circular tank (akazhi in Tamil).

Greatness of this temple

It is believed that devotees can worship Goddess Soundhara Nayaki here to seek blessing for “santhana prapthi” (child boon). Women come here on full-moon days for worship after observing fast (“Pournami viratham”). They break their fast by consuming a small amount of the sandalwood paste that has adorned the goddess.

Important Festivals

Some of the important festivals celebrated in the temple are –

Vinayakar Chaturthi in the Tamil month of Aavani (Aug-Sept),

Skanda Shashti and Annabishekam in the Tamil month of Aippasi (Oct – Nov),

Thiru Karthikai in the Tamil month of Karthikai (Nov-Dec) and

Shivrathri in the Tamil month of Masi (Feb-Mar).

The 5-day Vaikasi Visakam in the Tamil month of Vaikasi (May-June) is celebrated in a grand manner.

Pradosham and Pournami are also observed regularly.

Temple Timings

From 07:00 AM to 11:00 AM and 05:00 PM to 07:30 PM.

Temple Address

Sri Sankaaranyeswarar Tirukkoil,
Thalaichangadu,
Aakkur Post,
Tarangampadi Taluk,
Nagapattinam District.
Tamil Nadu – 609 301.
Tele: +91- 4364 - 280 757.

The temple priest Sri Balachandran can be contacted at 9443401060.

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A grey stone wall with steps at the left, small shrines in the paved courtyard and a yellow porch beyond.
Small domed shrines in an open courtyard, a yellow building with a tower at the left and palms behind.
A long grey stone wall with a statue on the roof and a small domed shrine at the right.
A yellow-walled porch with pillars and a small tower, steps leading up and coconut palms behind.

Highlights

What makes this temple special

* Cards drawn from the temple write-up and photographs. “Read more” takes you to the full passage.

Greatness

A tall lingam, a conch-shaped base and the three lords

The write-up describes a temple built in the form of Somaskandar, with features found in few other places.

  1. A lingam with locks of hairThe main deity's lingam is very tall and has locks of hair, seen at the time of abhishekam using gingelly oil.
  2. A conch-shaped baseThe base of the main deity is in the shape of a conch.
  3. Darshan of three lordsDevotees can see Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva together, which is considered very auspicious.
  4. Built in the form of SomaskandarLord Murugan's shrine stands between the shrines of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi.
Significance

Its place in the tradition

A Devara Paadal Petra Sthalam, close to Poompuhar, and a Maadak Koil of King Kochengat Cholan.

  1. A Paadal Petra SthalamOne of the 276 Devara Paadal Petra Shiva Sthalams, and the 45th on the Southern bank of the Cauveri in Chozha Nadu.
  2. A Maadak KoilCounted as one of the Maadak Koils built by King Kochengat Cholan.
  3. Where Mahavishnu worshippedLord Mahavishnu worshipped Lord Shiva here and obtained the Paanchajanyam, the greatest of all conch.
  4. Birth place of Madala MarayavanThis place is famous as the birth place of a character from Silapathikaram.
  5. Inscriptions of the Chola dynastyThere are 10 stone inscriptions, all dating back to the Chola dynasty.
Why devotees come

Why devotees come here

The write-up mentions a child boon, a full-moon fast and the darshan of three lords.

  1. For a child boon: worshiping Goddess Soundhara NayakiDevotees believe they can seek blessing for santhana prapthi here.
  2. For the fast: Pournami virathamWomen come on full-moon days after fasting, and break the fast with a small amount of the sandalwood paste that adorned the goddess.
  3. For the three lords: Brahma, Vishnu and ShivaBehind the sanctum, Mahavishnu and Brahma stand on either side of Lingothbavar in a worshipping posture.
  4. For the festival: the 5-day Vaikasi VisakamThe 5-day Vaikasi Visakam is celebrated in a grand manner.
A gateway with painted figures and bulls on top
276Paadal Petra Sthalams

Paadal Petra Sthalams

Kings and queens of this temple

  1. Kochengat CholanBuilt about 70 Madakkoils; this temple is counted among them.
  2. King Uthama CholaThe inscriptions make special mention of him.
  3. Queen Sembian MaadeviThe mother of King Uthama Chola, mentioned in the inscriptions.

Festivals through the year

    From Vinayakar Chaturthi to Shivrathri, with the 5-day Vaikasi Visakam celebrated in a grand manner.

    Deities

    The deities of this temple

    * Drawn from the temple write-up and photographs. Where there is no photograph, the card shows the name.

    From the sanctum to the corridors
    A lit doorway under a name board, with a lingam seen inside and a cloth-covered pedestal in front.
    Moolavar

    Sri Sankaaranyeswarar

    The base (Aavudayar) of the main deity is in the shape of a conch.

    Ambalசௌ
    Ambal

    Sri Soundhara Nayaki

    Devotees can worship Goddess Soundhara Nayaki here to seek blessing for “santhana prapthi” (child boon).

    A small blue shrine with an open front, a Ganesha figure above and palm trees behind.
    Shrine in the corridor

    Vinayakar

    Shrines and idols of Vinayakar can be seen in the corridors.

    A tall dark figure with a garland, flanked by two figures in saris, in front of a green wall.
    Shrine in the corridor

    Srinivasaperumal

    Shrines and idols of Srinivasaperumal with his consorts Sridevi and Bhoodevi can be seen in the corridors.

    A lingam wrapped in white cloth under an iron frame with lamps, with Tamil lettering on the wall behind.
    Shrine in the corridor

    Dhanakarshana Vayulingeswarar

    Shrines and idols of Dhanakarshana Vayulingeswarar can be seen in the corridors.

    A seated goddess in an orange and red cloth with a flower garland, under a carved arch; a caption names her.
    Shrine in the corridor

    Bhuvaneswari Amman

    Shrines and idols of Bhuvaneswari Amman can be seen in the corridors.

    A dark stone carving in a small shrine, a red cloth draped over it; a caption names Jeshtadevi.
    Shrine in the corridor

    Jeshtadevi

    Shrines and idols of Jeshtadevi can be seen in the corridors.

    A deity draped in yellow cloth stands in an arched niche, with Tamil lettering above naming Dakshinamurthy.
    Idol in the koshtam

    Dakshinamurthy

    In the “koshtam” (place surrounding the sanctum sanctorum), idols of Vinayakar, Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, Vishnu, Brahma and Durgai can be seen.

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    Idols in the corridor

    Nalvar

    In the corridor, idols of Nalvar, Pattinathar and Kochengat Cholan are placed in a row.

    Visit & map

    Sacred geography
    Thalaichangadu Thiruchaikkadu Thiru Valampuram Thiru Aakkur Thiru Nanipalli Thirukkalikkamur Thiruppallavaneecharam Thiruvenkadu Thiruchemponpalli Thirukkadavur Veerattam Thiru Parialur Thirukannaar Koil Thiru Vilanagar
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    Address and phone

    Sri Sankaaranyeswarar Tirukkoil, Thalaichangadu, Aakkur Post, Tarangampadi Taluk, Nagapattinam District. Tamil Nadu – 609 301. The temple priest Sri Balachandran can be contacted at 9443401060.

    +91- 4364 - 280 757

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    A day of darshan nearby

    5 more sthalams within reach, nearest first: 15.9 km in straight lines.

    Map of Thalaichangadu and the sthalams nearby, in route order: Thiruchaikkadu, Thiru Valampuram, Thiruppallavaneecharam, Thiruvenkadu, Thiru Nanipalli. Thirukannaar Koil · 8.4 km Thalaichangadu 1 2 Thiru Valampuram 3 Thiruppallavaneecharam 4 Thiruvenkadu 5 2 km N
    Drawn from coordinates. Straight-line distances; roads are longer. Faint dots are other sthalams within 50 km.

    Temple plan

    A grey stone gateway with a dark doorway, painted figures in arched niches and two bull statues on its roof.
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    Kuberan's reliefs at the entrance

    The reliefs of Lord Kuberan’s “Sanganidhi” and “Padmanidhi” can be seen at the entrance of the temple.

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    Summary written with AI help from the temple write-up.

    Pathigam

    Saint Thirugnanasambanthar visited this temple and sang this Pathigam.

    Devotees visiting this temple should make it a practice to recite this Pathigam.

    V. Muthukumaraswamy

    Sung here by Thirugnanasambandar when he visited this temple. Verse 1 of 11.

    Nalachchaṅka veṇkuzhaiyun thōṭumpeythōr nālvētham
    solachchaṅkai yillāthīr suṭukāṭallāṟ karuthātīr
    kulaichcheṅkāyp paiṅkamukiṉ kuḷirkoḷchōlaik kuyilālum
    thalaichchaṅkaik kōyilē kōyilākath thāzhnthīrē

    The lord wears a fine white conch ear ornament and an ear-stud, recites the four Vedas without doubt, and thinks of nothing but the burning ground. He has made the Thalaichangai temple, among cool groves of green areca palms with bunches of red nuts and singing koels, his own temple.

    Tap any Tamil word for its meaning

    Verse text and transliteration as given in the write-up. Word meanings and the English meaning are AI-assisted drafts.

    All eleven verses

    1. 01

      நலச்சங்க வெண்குழையுந் தோடும்பெய்தோர் நால்வேதம்சொலச்சங்கை யில்லாதீர் சுடுகாடல்லாற் கருதாதீர்குலைச்செங்காய்ப் பைங்கமுகின் குளிர்கொள்சோலைக் குயிலாலும்தலைச்சங்கைக் கோயிலே கோயிலாகத் தாழ்ந்தீரே

      Nalachchaṅka veṇkuzhaiyun thōṭumpeythōr nālvētham / solachchaṅkai yillāthīr suṭukāṭallāṟ karuthātīr / kulaichcheṅkāyp paiṅkamukiṉ kuḷirkoḷchōlaik kuyilālum / thalaichchaṅkaik kōyilē kōyilākath thāzhnthīrē

    2. 02

      துணிமல்கு கோவணமுந் தோலுங்காட்டித் தொண்டாண்டீர் மணிமல்கு கண்டத்தீர் அண்டர்க்கெல்லாம் மாண்பானீர்பிணிமல்கு நூல்மார்பர் பெரியோர்வாழுந் தலைச்சங்கைஅணிமல்கு கோயிலே கோயிலாக அமர்ந்தீரே

      Thuṇimalku kōvaṇamun thōluṅkāṭṭith thoṇṭāṇṭīr / maṇimalku kaṇṭaththīr aṇṭarkkellām māṇpāṉīr / piṇimalku nūlmārpar periyōrvāzhun thalaichchaṅkai / aṇimalku kōyilē kōyilāka amarnthīrē

    3. 03

      சீர்கொண்ட பாடலீர் செங்கண்வெள்ளே றூர்தியீர்நீர்கொண்டும் பூக்கொண்டும் நீங்காத்தொண்டர் நின்றேத்தத்தார்கொண்ட நூல்மார்பர் தக்கோர்வாழுந் தலைச்சங்கைஏர்கொண்ட கோயிலே கோயிலாக இருந்தீரே

      Sīrkoṇṭa pāṭalīr seṅkaṇveḷḷē ṟūrthiyīr / nīrkoṇṭum pūkkoṇṭum nīṅkāththoṇṭar niṉtṟēththath / thārkoṇṭa nūlmārpar thakkōrvāzhun thalaichchaṅkai / ērkoṇṭa kōyilē kōyilāka irunthīrē

    4. 04

      வேடஞ்சூழ் கொள்கையீர் வேண்டிநீண்ட வெண்டிங்கள்ஓடஞ்சூழ் கங்கையும் உச்சிவைத்தீர் தலைச்சங்கைக்கூடஞ்சூழ் மண்டபமுங் குலாயவாசற் கொடித்தோன்றும்மாடஞ்சூழ் கோயிலே கோயிலாக மகிழ்ந்தீரே

      Vēṭañchūzh koḷkaiyīr vēṇṭinīṇṭa veṇṭiṅkaḷ / ōṭañchūzh gaṅgaiyum uchchivaiththīr thalaichchaṅkaik / kūṭañchūzh maṇṭapamuṅ kulāyavāsaṟ koṭiththōṉtṟum / māṭañchūzh kōyilē kōyilāka makizhnthīrē

    5. 05

      சூலஞ்சேர் கையினீர் சுண்ணவெண்ணீ றாடலீர்நீலஞ்சேர் கண்டத்தீர் நீண்டசடைமேல் நீரேற்றீர்ஆலஞ்சேர் தண்கானல் அன்னமன்னுந் தலைச்சங்கைக்கோலஞ்சேர் கோயிலே கோயிலாகக் கொண்டீரே

      Chūlañchēr kaiyiṉīr suṇṇaveṇṇī ṟāṭalīr / nīlañchēr kaṇṭaththīr nīṇṭasaṭaimēl nīrētṟīr / ālañchēr thaṇkāṉal aṉṉamaṉṉun thalaichchaṅkaik / kōlañchēr kōyilē kōyilākak koṇṭīrē

    6. 06

      நிலநீரொ டாகாசம் அனல்காலாகி நின்றைந்துபுலநீர்மை புறங்கண்டார் பொக்கஞ்செய்யார் போற்றோவார்சலநீத ரல்லாதார் தக்கோர்வாழுந் தலைச்சங்கைநலநீர கோயிலே கோயிலாக நயந்தீரே

      Nilanīro ṭākāsam aṉalkālāki niṉtṟainthu / pulanīrmai puṟaṅkaṇṭār pokkañcheyyār pōtṟōvār / salanītha rallāthār thakkōrvāzhun thalaichchaṅkai / nalanīra kōyilē kōyilāka nayanthīrē

    7. 07

      அடிபுல்கு பைங்கழல்கள் ஆர்ப்பப்பேர்ந்தோர் அனலேந்திக் கொடிபுல்கு மென்சாயல் உமையோர்பாகங் கூடினீர்பொடிபுல்கு நூல்மார்பர் புரிநூலாளர் தலைச்சங்கைக்கடிபுல்கு கோயிலே கோயிலாகக் கலந்தீரே

      Aṭipulku paiṅkazhalkaḷ ārppappērnthōr aṉalēnthik / koṭipulku meṉsāyal umaiyōrpākaṅ kūṭiṉīr / poṭipulku nūlmārpar purinūlāḷar thalaichchaṅkaik / kaṭipulku kōyilē kōyilākak kalanthīrē

    8. 08

      திரையார்ந்த மாகடல்சூழ் தென்இலங்கைக் கோமானைவரையார்ந்த தோளடர விரலாலூன்றும் மாண்பினீர்அரையார்ந்த மேகலையீர் அந்தணாளர் தலைச்சங்கைநிரையார்ந்த கோயிலே கோயிலாக நினைந்தீரே

      Thiraiyārntha mākaṭalchūzh theṉilaṅkaik kōmāṉai / varaiyārntha thōḷaṭara viralālūṉtṟum māṇpiṉīr / araiyārntha mēkalaiyīr anthaṇāḷar thalaichchaṅkai / niraiyārntha kōyilē kōyilāka niṉainthīrē

    9. 09

      பாயோங்கு பாம்பணைமே லானும்பைந்தா மரையானும் போயோங்கிக் காண்கிலார் புறம்நின்றோரார் போற்றோவார்தீயோங்கு மறையாளர் திகழுஞ்செல்வத் தலைச்சங்கைச்சேயோங்கு கோயிலே கோயிலாகச் சேர்ந்தீரே

      Pāyōṅku pāmpaṇaimē lāṉumpainthā maraiyāṉum / pōyōṅkik kāṇkilār puṟamniṉtṟōrār pōtṟōvār / thīyōṅku maṟaiyāḷar thikazhuñchelvath thalaichchaṅkaich / chēyōṅku kōyilē kōyilākach chērnthīrē

    10. 10

      அலையாரும் புனல்துறந்த அமணர்குண்டர் சாக்கியர்தொலையாதங் கலர்தூற்றத் தோற்றங்காட்டி யாட்கொண்டீர்தலையான நால்வேதந் தரித்தார்வாழுந் தலைச்சங்கைநிலையார்ந்த கோயிலே கோயிலாக நின்றீரே

      Alaiyārum puṉalthuṟantha amaṇarkuṇṭar sākkiyar / tholaiyāthaṅ kalarthūtṟath thōtṟaṅkāṭṭi yāṭkoṇṭīr / thalaiyāṉa nālvēthan thariththārvāzhun thalaichchaṅkai / nilaiyārntha kōyilē kōyilāka niṉtṟīrē

    11. 11

      நளிரும் புனற்காழி நல்லஞான சம்பந்தன்குளிருந் தலைச்சங்கை ஓங்குகோயில் மேயானைஒளிரும் பிறையானை உரைத்தபாடல் இவைவல்லார்மிளிருந் திரைசூழ்ந்த வையத்தார்க்கு மேலாரே

      The last verse names Thirugnanasambandar as the singer and says that those who can recite these verses rise above the people of the sea-girt world.

      Naḷirum puṉaṟkāzhi nallañāṉa sambanthaṉ / kuḷirun thalaichchaṅkai ōṅkukōyil mēyāṉai / oḷirum piṟaiyāṉai uraiththapāṭal ivaivallār / miḷirun thiraichūzhntha vaiyaththārkku mēlārē

    Photos

    Photographs

    18 photographs, in the order they appear in the write-up. Captions are AI-assisted.

    A grey stone gateway with a dark doorway, painted figures in arched niches and two bull statues on its roof.
    A grey stone gateway with a dark doorway, painted figures in arched niches and two bull statues on its roof.
    A grey stone temple building with steps at the left, a small shrine in front and statues on the roof corners.
    A lit doorway under a name board, with a lingam seen inside and a cloth-covered pedestal in front.
    A yellow pillared hall with steps, a deity figure and a bull on its roof, and coconut palms behind.
    A deity draped in yellow cloth stands in an arched niche, with Tamil lettering above naming Dakshinamurthy.
    A small blue shrine with an open front, a Ganesha figure above and palm trees behind.
    A yellow-pillared porch with a red name board and painted figures of goddesses and a deity above.
    A lingam wrapped in white cloth under an iron frame with lamps, with Tamil lettering on the wall behind.
    A seated goddess in an orange and red cloth with a flower garland, under a carved arch; a caption names her.
    A tall dark figure with a garland, flanked by two figures in saris, in front of a green wall.
    A dark stone carving in a small shrine, a red cloth draped over it; a caption names Jeshtadevi.
    Six dark stone idols in white and red cloths stand in a row against a green wall.
    A grey stone temple on a raised base, a pillared porch at the left and a flight of steps to the sanctum.
    A grey stone wall with steps at the left, small shrines in the paved courtyard and a yellow porch beyond.
    Small domed shrines in an open courtyard, a yellow building with a tower at the left and palms behind.
    A long grey stone wall with a statue on the roof and a small domed shrine at the right.
    A yellow-walled porch with pillars and a small tower, steps leading up and coconut palms behind.