Iyappa swamy temple is one of the best temples at Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu. Calm and pleasant temple I had ever seen in my life. This is a private temple located near to the Tiruchirappalli high court.They are doing great things. Interesting facts:- ☆ No Hundial. ☆ No offerings for Namboodaris. ☆ Strict Dress code is followed (Men's wearing lungi,shorts,bermudas,3/4th are not admitted inside the temple...Women wearing Jean, leggings, shorts, t-shirts are not admitted inside the temple. Duppatta(Towel like thing which women wear in front of them)is provided for women who doesn't have. ☆ Meditation hall (தியான மண்டபம்) is available. ☆ Small park is there which is named as Kalaam park for honouring a former President and great scientist Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalaam. ☆ Quotes and Writings around a temple will feed divine and general knowledge to people ☆ Separate toilets are available for both men and women. ☆ In order to spread a tamil literature among the young people, they are conducting competitions like saying thirukkural with meaning, Aathisudi with meaning etc... and winners will be rewarded. ☆ Blood donation camp will be conducted once in a month. ☆ Mobile phones are strictly Prohibited. ☆ Thulsi water are available in copper pot in temple premises. ☆ Also Thulsi leaves are available. (Both are free of cost) ☆ Temple is neat and tidy. ☆ Small holy stones are exhibited in the temple. ☆ There will be arrangement in such a manner that anyone can get darisanam in less time during festival time. ☆ No partiality will be given for people. All are treated equally. Temple opening Timings:- 5.00 am to 11.00am 5.00pm to 8.45pm
Such a nice temple everyone who lives in Tiruchirapalli and visits Tiruchirappalli should never miss this...
Read moreThis is the best temple I will say. So disciplined and neatly maintained. I used to visit frequently.Cell phones should be switched off before entering the temple. Traditional dresses alone are allowed. The way in which they insist will be so humble which will make us to oblige. The deity Ayyappan just look alike the same in Sabaripeedam. No artificial lighting. Just Nei deepams. It will be so pleasant to see Swami in the lighting. No dakshinas for priests. Land of silence. Nobody will even yarn. There is a Dyanamandapam nearby to meditate. Kannimoolai Ganapathy Nagaraja and Bhagavarhiamman are the other deities.Almost all the day there will be Navagraha homam. Morning pooja commences with Gopooja. In the night there will be Rathabavani. Uththiram is celebrated every month. On all Fridays there will be Annadhanam. Contributions are accepted by the office duly giving receipts. Yoga classes sloga classes also conducted. Free blood donation camp is conducted periodic ally.Contributions for the study of poor deserving students is also accepted. Medicines Glasses Books in good condition is accepted to hand over to the persons in need. Special mention to be made about the garden with medicinal plants .Only thing required is some seating arrangements inside the park to enjoy the silent atmosphere. Now tell me is it not the best temple which offer solutions for social activities also. Then about the speciality of Ghee. It is said that Sridevi will dwell where there is smell of Ghee. That is why in this temple only ghee is...
Read moreMy all time go-to place whenever I visit Trichy. The temple is one of its kind in the whole state. Perfectly maintained with uttermost care. Unique features of the temple: Clean. Pristine in every nook and corner around. Near the entrance, there's a place to wash feet, hands, face etc. Toilet, bath area available, no charges. Separate storage safe place for footwares. Green. The trees welcome you along both sides. There are numerous varities of flowering and non flowering plants grown and maintained around. Spacious. Though situated in the heart of the city, the temple is spacious throughout. Obedience. Heart of its rules. Only when our actions are clean, our inner soul would be clean and vice versa is their stance. The temple authorities make sure that perfect civic obedience is maintained. Values. Other than spiritual values, the basic human values are dictated through various means in the temple. Silence. Boards are put up everywhere inside to maintain an almost pin drop silence. You can feel it in. Meditation. There is a big place specifically for the purpose of meditation and yoga. At times, cultural events happen at this arena. Peace. Ultimate result. Prohibits any form of mobile phone usage inside the temple. Note - There is a restriction on wearables inside the temple...
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