Tamil Nadu Uplands

Tamil Nadu Uplands:
(A) Sacred Geography: Mountains: ☗ Arunachala Mountain ☗ Hastigiri Hill Forests: ☸ Thillai-Vanam (Puranic) Rivers: ▬ River Kaveri flows (805 km) -- Flows into Bay of Bengal ▬ River Kollidam flows (150 km) -- A distributary of river Kaveri ▬ River Palar flows (348 km) -- Flows into Bay of Bengal ▬ River Vegavathi flows ▬ River Vellar flows (150 km) -- Flows into Bay of Bengal Trees: ☘ Mango Tree (Aamra) (Penance of Devi Parvati at Kanchipuram)
(B) Pilgrimages: ◍ Kanchi Kshetra (Kanchipuram) - Moksha Puri, Kanchi Shakti Peetha, Pancha Bhoota Sthalam and Divya Desams: - Kanchipuram (Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu) Devi: Devi Kamakshi Temple Shiva: Ekambareshwarar Temple Vishnu: Varadaraja Perumal Temple ▬ River Vegavathi flows ▬ River Palar flows ☗ Hastigiri Hill ☘ Mango Tree (Aamra) (Devi Parvati penance) (Skanda Purana - Arunachala Mahatmya) (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra) ◍ Arunachala Kshetra (Thiruvannamalai) - Abode of Lord Shiva (Pancha Bhoota Sthalam): - Thiruvannamalai (Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu) Shiva: Arunachaleshwarar Devi: Devi Unnamulai (or Apitakuchambigai) ☗ Arunachala Mountain (Skanda Purana - Arunachala Mahatmya) ◍ Thillai Vana Kshetra (Chidambaram) - Abode of Lord Nataraja (Pancha Bhoota Sthalam): - Chidambaram (Koyil) (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: - Srirangam (Bhuloka Vaikuntha) (Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu) Vishnu: Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple Devi: Devi Ranganayaki ▬ River Kaveri flows ▬ River Kollidam flows ◆ Kaveri - Kollidam Island (Sriranga Mahatmya) ◍ Suchindram Kshetra • Anala Shakti Peetha - Suchindram (Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu) Trinity: Sthanumalayan Temple Devi: Devi Narayani Temple ▬ River Kaveri flows ▬ River Kollidam flows

Tamil Nadu Uplands:

(A) Sacred Geography:

Mountains:
☗ Arunachala Mountain
☗ Hastigiri Hill

Forests:
☸ Thillai-Vanam (Puranic)

Rivers:
▬ River Kaveri flows (805 km) -- Flows into Bay of Bengal
▬ River Kollidam flows (150 km) -- A distributary of river Kaveri
▬ River Palar flows (348 km) -- Flows into Bay of Bengal
▬ River Vegavathi flows
▬ River Vellar flows (150 km) -- Flows into Bay of Bengal

Trees:
☘ Mango Tree (Aamra) (Penance of Devi Parvati at Kanchipuram)

(B) Pilgrimages:

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

- Kanchipuram
(Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu)
Devi: Devi Kamakshi Temple
Shiva: Ekambareshwarar Temple
Vishnu: Varadaraja Perumal Temple
▬ River Vegavathi flows
▬ River Palar flows
☗ Hastigiri Hill
☘ Mango Tree (Aamra) (Devi Parvati penance)
(Skanda Purana - Arunachala Mahatmya) (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

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

Thiruvannamalai - Arunachaleshwarar

- Thiruvannamalai
(Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu)
Shiva: Arunachaleshwarar
Devi: Devi Unnamulai (or Apitakuchambigai)
☗ Arunachala Mountain
(Skanda Purana - Arunachala Mahatmya)

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

Sri Nataraja

- Chidambaram (Koyil)
(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)
(Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu)
Vishnu: Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple
Devi: Devi Ranganayaki
▬ River Kaveri flows
▬ River Kollidam flows
◆ Kaveri - Kollidam Island

(Sriranga Mahatmya)

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Sthanumalayam temple, Suchindram, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu

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