Saturday, June 25, 2005
Early in the morning a priest makes his way up the steps to the Venkatachalapathy Temple, at Karungulam near Tirunelveli. Situated on a hill top, a unique feature of this temple is that there is no statue of the deity inside the temple. There are just two pieces of wood representing the god. Information on the Internet says they are sandalwood, but I remember the priest saying it is a variety of wood available in the nearby forest areas. They are renewed once in a few years after elaborate rituals. The hillock is believed to represent `garuda,' the vehicle of Perumal.
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Amazing! Pieces of wood, eh? Unbelievable!
very intersting picture. nice composition too
Hi Balaji,
Will you please provide me the road map to reach this temple.
Sathiyan S
Hi Sathiyan, I visited this place several years back. It is close to Tirunelveli and, I think on enroute to Tiruchendur. But it is a well known place so people can direct you from Tirunelveli. It can also be reached from Madurai.
Thanks Balaji.
I am planning to visit Tirunelveli in the month of Aug.
After seeing this post, Iam Planning to visit this temple too.
Sathiyan, Tirunelveli is a great place to visit. There is also another great temple at Krishnapuram. Between Tirunelveli and Tiruchendur, where there is the popular Murugan temple, there are a series of temples called the Nava Tirupathis. Also, from Tirunelveli you can reach Tuticorin, Madurai, Kanyakumari, Courtallam... easily. Have a great time.
PS: Sathiyan - check out some great pics of Tirunelveli temples on Sathish's blog. There is a link to Sathish's blog on the link list.
Really thanks a lot for your tips Balaji.
"series of temples called the Nava Tirupathis.".. Yes, in fact i am going to T'veli to visit Nava tirupathi :)
Ps: My goal is to visit 108 (106) Divya Kshetrams. i almost complited 65 DK.
* i have visited (Sathish's blog)all the link, which you have addressed in your blog
Thanks,
Sathiyan S
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