Temples around pondicherry

Sanneswara Temple

 From pondicherry enroute to tindivanam near the toll gate( 5 kms from pondicherry) is situated Sanneswara Temple . The statue is 27 ft of panchaloga ( five metals ) and is awe inspiring . All the nine navagraha statues in there are around 16 ft . Everything is huge there. Even the Statue of Lord Hanesh is a towering 27 ft .Lots od developments has been done after my first visit in 2011. The temple is well maintained and will be a pilgrimage spot in the coming years

  

Panchevedi hanuman temple 

From sanneswaran temple its a 5 km ride . The size of statue is gigantic as does the god himself. its a calm place amid green trees . The Statue is mesmerizing that you wont have the will to go from there.The diety has 5 faces (Pancha mugam ) and the idol 36 ft .

the temples  diety Panchamuga hanuman.

Thirukkarai Vakkrakaliamman Temple

from panchvedi its a 25 km s ride to Thiruvakkarai . situated on the Chennai-thiruchy byepass .Thiruvakkarai is a "Graha Vakra Parihara Sthalam". Worshipping Vakrakaali, Vakralingam and Vakra shani on three consecutive full moon days is said to rid one of any problems arising due to retrograde movement of planets as per horoscope. The diety is of Vakrakaliamman .The name is that all statues are in a state of "VAKRA" meaning opposite to the rules of statues. On every fullmoon pilgrims throng to this palce for blessings. At the stroke of midnight Aarthhi is shown on top of the temple . Its the same like in thiruvanamalai . Usually Lord Shiva is found in the form of Lingam in temples dedicated to him. It is very rare to find Shiva or Lingam with a human face. There are Shivalingams with five faces in Nepal and Kalahasti. Thiruvakkarai is the only place in India and probably in the World where Lord Shiva is seen with three faces. One of the significant features of this temple is the "Jothi Darisanam" at 12 noon on New Moon Day and 12 midnight on full moon days. A stone column stands to the left of the main entrance on which camphor cubes are lit at the set time on both days. Several people visit the temple to witness this Jothi Darisanam.