Temples In India

Tamilnadu Syambulingeswarar Temple

Syambulingeswarar temple is located in small village Sivapuripatti in Sivagangai District of Tamilnadu, India. The Sivapuripatti is place sanctified with dazzling natural landscape and Singampunari is the close town to Sivapuripatti. The Syambulingeswarar temple is located at a remoteness of 60 km away from the city of Madurai. The ancient temple Syambulingeswarar is one of the famous pilgrim center located in the village of Sivapuripatti. The Syambulingeswarar shrine is dedicated to Lord Shiva, and Lord Shiva sanctifies all the devotees in the form of Swayambhu Lingam.

History

The Lord Shiva is considered as significant divinity of Hindu mythology is worshipped at all the times. The Syambulingeswarar temple is an ancient temple where one can come across a numerous lithographic scripts written on the walls of the temple. The idol of Lord Shiva in this temple is supposed to be a Swayambhu (self manifested) and is popularly worshipped by all the devotees across all the regions.

Discovery Of Holy Cave

The lithographic scripts discovered at the ancient Syambulingeswarar temple of Lord Shiva is self originated.

How To Reach

The Syambulingeswarar temple of Sivapuripatti is well-connected by all means of transportation road, air and Trains.

Bus

The Syambulingeswarar temple is easily accessible by roads. There would be frequent bus and cabs services from Madurai to arrive at this shrine.

Air

The shrine is reachable from Madurai airport which is around 60 km away from Sivapuripatti. There are several regional airlines existing in India. People can reach the shrine by means of Chennai International and national airport that has regular services to Madurai. A taxi/ cab can be hired from Madurai airport to arrive at this temple place.

Train

The Madurai has a railway junction which directly links to Mumbai, Chennai and many other major towns in India. From the Madurai railway station the Syambulingeswarar temple can easily be reached.

Important Shrines

The temple is housed with various other shrines apart from Lord Shiva that includes the divine Lord Vinayaka, Chandikeshwarar, Lord Muruga and Navagraha. Adjacent to the Lord Shiva temple there is a separate shrine to Goddess Amman with a pond in front of the temple. And a karuppar idol is sited in between the Lord Shiva and Goddess Amman temples.

Significance Of The Temple

The Syambulingeswarar temple has gained the significance due to the presence of self manifested Lord Shiva.

Weather And Time TO Visit

The Sivapuripatti in Tamil Nadu will majorly experience an exceptional dry and hot climate with low degree of humidity. The temperature would usually vary from 22 to 39 degree Celsius.

 

Accomodation

The Madurai and Singampunari offers safe accommodations in and around the temple.

Hotel

There are numerous hotels/ restaurants available around Madurai and Singampunari.

Photo Gallery