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An illustration of a south Indian gopuram, standing for Padavedu Renukambal Temple

Sakta (Amman) · Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu

Padavedu Renukambal Temple

பாடவேடு ரேணுகாம்பாள் கோயில்

Renukambal (Renuka Devi) with Kailasanathar

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The temple in short

Deity
Renukambal (Renuka Devi) with Kailasanathar
Where
Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu · 12.58N 79.20E
Usual hours
6.30 am – 12 pm, 5 pm – 8 pm — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
Grahas
Chandran
Visited for
The Renuka kshetram of the north-west, in the old Sambuvarayar country. Aadi and Thai Fridays are its days; visited for a marriage and for a mother’s health.
Kept for Moon, one of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.

Where it is

Padavedu Renukambal Temple, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The dot is the town, to about a kilometre — the gazetteer does not hold the gopuram's own coordinates.

Others within reach

Nearest first, by straight-line distance

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Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.