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An illustration of a south Indian gopuram, standing for Thanumalayan Temple, Suchindram

Saiva · Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu

Thanumalayan Temple, Suchindram

சுசீந்திரம் தாணுமாலயன் கோயில்

Thanumalayan, Sivan, Vishnu and Brahma in one linga, with the 18-foot Hanuman

Sani and Sade satiGeneral

The temple in short

Deity
Thanumalayan, Sivan, Vishnu and Brahma in one linga, with the 18-foot Hanuman
Where
Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu · 8.15N 77.47E
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
Sani Guru
Visited for
Where Indra was purified of his sin, and the musical pillars and the tall Anjaneyar draw every visitor. Visited for release from a wrong done and through Sade sati.
Kept for Jupiter and Saturn, 2 of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.
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Where it is

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

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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.