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About Thirunallar

Help Desk Phone Numbers: 04368-236530, 04368-236504. Thirunallar is one of the most famous holy places in South India located in Karaikal which is 160 km south of Pondicherry (Pudhucherry). Thirunallar is famous for Lord Saneeshwara's (Saturn) temple. The only temple where Lord Saneeshwara lost all his power to Lord Shiva (Dharbaranyeshwarar) which saved his devotee Nalan from Saturn's curses. That's the story about the temple. A lot of People visit the place every Saturday to get similar blessings. "Nala Theertham", we people call it as "Nalangulam", the sacred tank (holy pond), is where pilgrims cleanse their curses and sins. It is located at a walkable distance from the main temple. The "Golden Crow" and "Maragadha Lingam (made of emerald)" are also famous here. It is a very small place with its town area measuring less than a square kilo meter. As a result, you can see that the main place is totally being crowded on Saturdays. You can find full of tourist buses all around the temple. Since it is a Saturn temple, all Saturdays are always special. Special pooja's are made on Saturdays. I suggest the pilgrims to make a visit on non-saturdays if at all possible (if at all you can) to have luxurious dharshan avoiding crowds.

Temple Entry Passes

This is as I heard recently from my close school friend from Thirunallar: There are free as well as paid ticket entries. The difference would be in the waiting time and vicinity. See a comparison below: # Entry Type Amount Details 1 FREE Entry Rs.0/- General Public Queue (Free) May have to wait in case of rush Normal vicinity to god 2 PAID Entry Approximately Rs.200/- General Public Queue (Paid) May still have to wait in case of rush Better vicinity to god compared to the Free one 3 SPECIAL Entry (Cannot be purchased directly.) Approximately Rs.800/- Special/VIP Queue Closer vicinity to god compared to any other queue But, cannot be purchased directly Based on your need, you may go for the most suitable option. By the way, the same friend of mine said for needy people, he can arrange for the Special Entry for Saturdays as not everyone can get those passes. Please note, he is NOT a guide!!! He will only get you the special entry and WILL NOT and CANNOT ASSIST any further. He said he can arrange the entry only if informed on or before the Thursday. If you are interested, you may contact him directly during IST hours at his mobile number +91-8754958418 (Again, please remember he is NOT a guide. Also, I request you not to call him for other enquiries as he will be busy in his own office work). If there are any issues or concerns while and/or after availing this facility, please do drop a comment here - I will ensure corrective actions. Folks who recently visited, please share your experience.

About Me

Hello There! This is Elavazhagan.Thirunallar is my native place wherein I was born and brought up. I did my schooling at various Government schools at Thirunallar and Karaikal. I did my B.Tech in Computer Science from Pondicherry Engineering College and M.Tech in Remote Sensing from College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai. Right now, I am into the same IT field like what most of the other Engineers are into ;). Please note that I am not a "theist". I created this blog only to help tourists who visit my native place. Nothing more than that ;-). I have tried my best to give you the right information about Thirunallar here. I apologize if I still have provided something wrong without my knowledge. Cheers!!! Ela.

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