Keezhperumpallam Naganathaswamy Temple

Keezhperumpallam, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu

Lord Shiva

History & Significance

Significance

A Navagraha shrine associated with the planet Ketu on the Kaveri delta pilgrimage circuit near Sirkazhi, one of nine temples built along the route corresponding to the nine celestial bodies of Vedic astrology.

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Nearby Temples

Closest temples by distance — worth combining into the same trip.

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Ketu Navagraha temple. The Ketu Navagraha temple, collocated near Keezhperumpallam, representing the lunar descending node — completing the Navagraha circuit.

Keezhperumpallam Ketu Temple

Keezhperumpallam, Tamil Nadu0 km

Lord Shiva

Shiva

A major Shiva temple where the Goddess Parvati took the form of a peacock (mayura) to worship Shiva — hence the town is called Mayiladuthurai (city of the peacock goddess). Praised by the Nayanmars, this is one of the Paadal Petra Sthalams (temples in Thevaram literature).

Mayuranathaswamy Temple

Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu23 km

Lord Shiva

Shiva

Saturn (Shani) Navagraha temple. The Shani (Saturn) Navagraha temple at Thirunallaru — one of the most visited in the circuit, as Shani (Saturn) is widely propitiated to ward off hardship.

Thirunallaru Darbaranyeswarar Temple

Thirunallaru, Tamil Nadu27 km

Lord Shiva

The 'Akasha' (space) Pancha Bhoota Sthalam, home to the cosmic dancing Shiva as Nataraja — the only shrine where Shiva is worshipped as pure space rather than a lingam. Its Chit Sabha (hall of consciousness) is roofed with 21,600 gold tiles, said to represent the number of breaths a person takes in a day.

Photo: Wikipedia article "Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram" — CC-licensed via Wikimedia Commons

Nataraja Temple

Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu32 km

Lord Shiva