
SURIYAN	CHANDRAN	GURU	CHEVAI	SANI	BHUDAN	KEDU	SUKRAN	RAGHU


Suriyanar Koil for Sun Siruyan , Thingalur for Moon Chandran , Alangudi for Jupiter Guru , Vaitheeswaran Koil for Mars Chevvai angaragan, Thirunallar for Saturn Sani , Thiruvenkadu for Mercury Bhudan , Keelaperumpallam for Kedu , Kanjanur for Venus Sukran , Thirunageswaram for Raghu. These are the Navagraha temples which is in and around Kumbakonam.
SURIYAN Place : Suriyanar Koil Distance : 26 Kms From Kumbakoam Deity : Suriyan with Sayai and UmaDevi Holy Tree : Vellerukku Holy Water : Suriya Puzhkaran	CHANDRAN Place : Thingalur Distance : 35 Kms From Kumbakoam Deity : Kailayanathar with Periyanayaki Holy Tree : Vilvam Holy Water : Chandra Puzhkaran	GURU Place : Alangudi Distance : 20 Kms From Kumbakoam Deity : Abathsagayay with Umamiammai Holy Tree : poolai Holy Water : Bharma Puzhkaran
CHEVVAI Place : Vaitheeswarn Koil Distance : 55 Kms From Kumbakoam Deity : Vaithiyanathar Thaiyal Nayagi Holy Tree : Vemmu Holy Water : Chitra Puzhkara	SANI Place : Thirunallar Distance : 65 Kms From Kumbakoam Deity : Dharubaraneswara Pranamabikai Holy Tree : Dharppa Grass Holy Water : Nala Puzhkarani	BHUDAN Place : Thiruvenkadu Distance : 85 Kms From Kumbakoam Deity : Sweydharanyar Holy Tree :Kondrai Holy Water : Bharma Puzhkaran
KEDU Place : Keelaperumpallam Distance : 65 Kms From Kumbakoam Deity : Naganathar with Sounthranayaki Holy Tree : Vilvam Holy Water : Naagha Puzhkaran	SUKRAN Place : Kanjanur Distance : 30 Kms From Kumbakoam Deity : Agniswarar with Karbagambirai Holy Tree : Palasa Holy Water : Agni Puzhkaran	RAGHU Place : Thirunageswaram Distance : 5 Kms From Kumbakoam Deity : Nageswaran with Girigujammigai Holy Tree : Holy Water : Naaga Puzhkaran

Journey Tips : Better to stay in Kumbakonam and visit all Navagraha Temple in one day or two. One can visit all these navagraha temple in the following order in one day. Fist start with thingalur Chandran (Moon) temple, next Alangudi guru dakshinamurthy temple, then thirunageswaram raghu temple , next suriyanar koil Suriyan (sun) temple, fifth kanjanur sukran , then vaitheeswaran koil chevvai temple, next thiruvenkadu budhanm eighth keelaperumpallam kethu temple and last thirunallar saneeswaran temple.

Navagraha with their Consorts (Wife) and Vehicle (Vaghana)


Suriyan with Ushadevi	Chandran with Rohinidevi	Guru with Dharadevi

Chevvai with Sakthidevi	Sani with Neeladevi	Bhudan with Gnanadevi	Navagraha Gemstones

Kedu with Chitraleka	Sukran with Sukeerthi	Raghu with Simhee

Navagraha Kolam

Kolam is one kind of designing which is used in houses and pooja rooms in Hindu family. Navagraha Kolam and navagraha stotram take important place in their family. In each day of the week, they are drawing different type of Kolam according to the day of the week using rice power. The rice powder kolam is said to invite birds and other small critters like ants to eat it. This principle gives to something to other as a social way of life.

Navagraha and theri number in order with Colour, Metal , Gemstoneand, Body Parts, Trees Vanam (Planet Trees)

No.	Planet Name	Colour	Metal	Gemstone	Tree	Body Part
1	Sun Siruyan	Copper	Copper	Ruby	Erukku	Bone
2	Moon Chandran	White	Silver	Pearl	Palasu	Blood
3	Mars Chevvai	Red	Brass	Red Coral	Karungaly	Marrow
4	Mercury Bhudan	Green	Zinc	Emerald	Naayuruvi	Skin
5	Jupiter Guru	Gold	Gold	Yellow Sapphire	Arasu	Brain
6	Venus Sukran	White/Yellow	Silver	Diamond	Athi	Semen
7	Saturn Sani	Black/Blue	Iron	Blue Sapphire	Vanni	Muscles
8	Raghu	Smoky	Lead	Hessonite	Arugampul	-
9	Kedu	Smoky	Mercury	Cat’s Eye	Darbhai	-

Navagraha Homan and Pooja is a very important one in Hindu ritual. On that time , they are using the colour cloths in their navagraha position respectively. Generally People believe to wear the navagraha gemstones which gives the remedy to their astrological position of the planets. Some people change their names according to their numbers which match the navagraha order. Anyway , navagraha plays a important role in the human life according to the astrological view.

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