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An illustration of a south Indian gopuram, standing for Vedaranyeswarar Temple, Vedaranyam

Saiva · Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu

Vedaranyeswarar Temple, Vedaranyam

வேதாரண்யம் வேதாரண்யேஸ்வரர் கோயில்

Vedaranyeswarar and Vedanayaki, with the door the Vedas opened

Pitru and ancestorsGeneral

The temple in short

Deity
Vedaranyeswarar and Vedanayaki, with the door the Vedas opened
Where
Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu · 10.38N 79.85E
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
Sani
Visited for
The southern sea-shore sthalam where the Vedas worshipped. Amavasai and Aadi Amavasai tarpanam on the nearby shore are what most come for.
Kept for Saturn, one of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.
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Where it is

Vedaranyeswarar Temple, Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam, 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.