Majestically Tamil Nadu is situated in the southern most tip of India. Tamil Nadu is the seventh populous and eleventh largest state in India. The Tamilnadu govt. recognizes the important role of the tourism department as a significant contributor to its economic market. For many years tourism has flourished in this state. The
Tamilnadu Tourism is fetching the good source of money for the govt.
Varied factors are responsible for attracting the global tourists. The nature lovers visit the place in order to enjoy the serene and scintillating natural environment of the state. This southern state of India is an abode of various Tamil Nadu temples. The Tamil Nadu temples are going to make you speechless with its magnificent artifacts and architectural deigns carved in the temples. Mostly the vacationers and travelers who decide to spend their holidays in with Tamilnadu Tourism surely take the
Navagraha Tour. This Navagraha Tour is one of the destinations which if not visited, the holiday remains incomplete.
Navagraha tour comprises of taking you to nine separate temples situated in different parts of the country. The word Navagraha itself conveys the meaning which means nine. Nine separate temples situated in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Assam and Madhya Pradesh. The Hindu lord Surya or the Sun is the prime god and others are partakers. The temples are located inside sixty kilometer surrounding Kumbakonam, Tanjavur in Tamil Nadu. Mostly they are Hindu lord Shiv temples. Each temple is the hut of nine heavenly bodies stated in astrological belief of India.
Suryanar Koyil is the first Navagraha temple, situated in Tirumangalakkudi of Tamil Nadu. This holy place is devoted to lord Surya. It was built during Chola dynasty. The Shiva temple of Tingalur comes second of the Navagraha group. Its association is with Chandra, the moon. Then comes the Vaidyanatha in Vaitheeshwaran Kovil; this temple has an association with Angaraka, mars. The bronze image of the deity is taken for procession every Thursday. The fourth
Navagraha temple is in Tiruvenkadu, situated near Mayavaram dedicated to Budhan, mercury. The fifth and sixth navagraha is Siva temple at Alangudi, Kumbakonam and Kanjanur, Suryanarkovil. Other navagraha temples are Thirunallar, situated near Karaikkal, Old French town. Tirunageswaram resides near Kumbakonamand last but not the least is Naganathar temple also well known as Kethu Navagrahastalam.
The following deities which navagraha tour is going to show you are as follows
Seven horses are drawing Suryas chariot, lotus in each hand and is encircled by a halo.
White colour is used to represent Chandra, wearing white garment, is also encircled by a halo.
Mangala is depicted in deep red colour
Shani is clothed in black colour. He is bearing Danda in two arms.
Yellow colour is the representative of Brihaspat, wearing golden yellow dress. And so on.
So, come and discover a new home of spirituality in Tamil Nadu with Tamil Nadu tourism.
