Tamil Nadu Uplands / Plains

• Sacred Geography:

☗ Hastigiri Hill (हस्तिगिरि) --> Kanchipuram (Vishnu - Varadaraja) (Divya Desam)
☗ Arunachala (अरुणाचल) --> Arunachala (Shiva) (Pancha Bhoota Sthalam) (Paadal Petra Sthalam)

▬ River Vegavathi (वेगावती) flows through Kanchipuram
▬ River Palar (पालार) flows through Kanchipuram
▬ River Vellar (वेल्लार) flows through Chidambaram
▬ River Kollidam (कोल्लीडम) flows through Chidambaram, Srirangam and Suchindram
▬ River Kaveri (कावेरी) flows through Srirangam and Suchindram

• Pilgrimages:

◍ Kanchi Kshetra (Kanchipuram) - Moksha Puri, Kanchi Shakti Peetha, Pancha Bhoota Sthalam and Divya Desams:

- Kanchipuram (Moksha Puri) (Shakti Peetha) (Pancha Bhoota Sthalam) (Paadal Petra Sthalam) (Divya Desam)
(Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu)
Devi: Devi Kamakshi, Devi Adi Kamakshi
Shiva: Ekambareshwarar
Vishnu: Varadaraja Perumal
Murugan: Kumara Kottam Subramanya
Saints: Adi Shankaracharya
▬ River Vegavathi flows
▬ River Palar flows
☗ Hastigiri Hill
☘ Mango Tree (Aamra) (Devi Parvati penance)
(Skanda Purana - Arunachala Mahatmya)
• Sapta Mokshapuri Sloka
• Kamakshi Stotram
• Kanchi Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Kanchi Shakti Peetha where the Kankaala (Skeleton) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Devagarbha and the Bhairava is called Ruru.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 34)

◍ Arunachala Kshetra (Thiruvannamalai) - Abode of Lord Shiva (Pancha Bhoota Sthalam):

- Thiruvannamalai (Pancha Bhoota Sthalam) (Paadal Petra Sthalam)
(Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu)
Shiva: Arunachaleshwarar
Devi: Devi Unnamulai (or Apitakuchambigai)
Saints: Ramana Maharshi
☗ Arunachala Mountain
(Skanda Purana - Arunachala Mahatmya)

◍ Thillai Vana Kshetra (Chidambaram) - Abode of Lord Nataraja (Pancha Bhoota Sthalam):

Sri Nataraja

- Chidambaram (Koyil) (Pancha Bhoota Sthalam) (Paadal Petra Sthalam)
(Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu)
Shiva: Lord Nataraja, Lord Thirumoolanathar
Devi: Devi Shivakama Sundari, Umai Ammaiyar, Thillai Kali
☸ Thillai-Vanam (Puranic)
▬ River Vellar flows
▬ River Kollidam flows (5 km south)
◼ Shiva-Ganga Tirtha (Temple Tank)
(Chidambara Mahatmya)

◍ Sriranga Kshetra (Srirangam) - Swayam Vyakta Kshetra, Bhuloka Vaikuntha and abode of Lord Ranganatha:

Lord Vishnu

- Srirangam (Bhuloka Vaikuntha) (Swayam Vyakta Kshetra) (Divya Desam)
(Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu)
Vishnu: Ranganatha Swamy
Lakshmi: Devi Ranganayaki
▬ River Kaveri flows
▬ River Kollidam flows
◆ Kaveri - Kollidam Island

(Sriranga Mahatmya)
• Swayam Vyakta Sthalam Sloka

◍ Suchindram Kshetra - Anala Shakti Peetha

Sthanumalayam temple, Suchindram, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu

- Suchindram (Shakti Peetha)
(Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu)
Trinity: Sthanumalayan Temple
Devi: Devi Narayani Temple
▬ River Kaveri flows
▬ River Kollidam flows

• Anala Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Anala Shakti Peetha where the Urdhva Danta (Upper row of Teeth) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Narayani and the Bhairava is called Samhara.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 39)

• Penances:

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Kanchipuram: Devi Parvati performed penance in Kanchipuram worshipping Lord Shiva under a Mango tree.
○ Penance of Devi Parvati (Skanda Purana - Arunachala Mahatmya)
○ Kanchipuram - Ekambareshwarar (Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu)

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Arunachala: Devi Parvati performed penance in Arunachala worshipping Lord Shiva.
○ Penance of Devi Parvati (Skanda Purana - Arunachala Mahatmya)
○ Arunachala - Arunachaleshwarar (Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu)