Wednesday 18 July 2012

Viralimalai Sri Shamuganathan murugan Temple



Viralimalai is on the bus route between Madurai and Tiruchy. It is 25 kilomaters from Tiruchy. and 40 Kilometers nothwest of poddukottai. From Azhankudi viralimalai is 372/12 kilometers. A railway station is very close to the town. Viralimalai temple is on top of a big rock and can be seen from a great distance.

Next to the Navaratri Mandapam we find the south-facing Raja Gopuram. In the Shanmuga Moorthy Mandapam of this temple with a single prahara the utsavamoorthy gives darshan together with devas. In the Western part of the prahara we find the shrines of vinayagar, Dakshina Moorthy, Agasthiyar and Arunagirinathar and in the Northern side we find the shrine of Chandikeshwarar and Bairavar.

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