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An illustration of a south Indian gopuram, standing for Sattainathar Temple, Sirkazhi

Saiva · Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu

Sattainathar Temple, Sirkazhi

சீர்காழி சட்டநாதர் கோயில்

Brahmapureeswarar, Thoniappar and Sattainathar in three storeys

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The temple in short

Deity
Brahmapureeswarar, Thoniappar and Sattainathar in three storeys
Where
Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu · 11.24N 79.73E
Usual hours
6 am – 12.30 pm, 4 pm – 8.30 pm — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
Grahas
Guru Budhan
Visited for
Where the Amman fed Thirugnana Sambandar the milk of wisdom as an infant. Visited for a child’s speech and learning; Thai Poosam and the Sambandar festival are its days.
Kept for Mercury and Jupiter, 2 of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.

Where it is

Sattainathar Temple, Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai, 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.