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Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple
The most important pilgrims center in the Tiruchy district is Srirangam. Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Koil is also called “Boologa Vaikuntam”. The Main entrance is the biggest tower. It is also considered the first, foremost and the most important of the 108 Divyadesams. Except Mathurakavi Azwar, all the other eleven Azwars have done Mangalasasanamin Srirangam. Temple has 21 Gopuram and 7 Praharams (Holy Circuit).In this temple where Kambar is said to recited his Ramayana is called Kambar Mandampam. This is the one of the Pancha Ranga Kshetrams
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Thiruvanaikaval Sri Jambukeswarar Temple
This temple is near to Srirangam and 5 kms from Tiruchy. This is one of the Pancha Bootha Stalams. The lingam which is under the Jambu tree, is partially submerged by water and meant to represent the God as Water. The elephant and the Spider worship the God and got Moksham in this temple. The elephant worshipped Siva with flowers and water brought in its trunk. The spider worshipped the God by spinning a web on top, to protect it from falling leaves. The main deity is Sri Jambunather and the consort is Akilandesawri.
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Trichy Uchi Pillayar Temple
Temple is located at main guard gate. There are three temple in this Rock Fort. The Manikka Vinayakar temple is at the foot of the hill and Uchi Pillayar temple is at the top of the hill and Thayumanavar or Mathrubutheswarar is on the middle of the hill. The hill is about 275 feet height. We can see the panoramic view of the Tiruchy town. The Teppakkulam (Float Festival Tank) is near to this temple. Vinayaga Chathurthi is a important festival of the temple. The biggest "Kozhukattai" is prepared on that day for pooja.
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Samayapuram Mariamman Temple
Samayapuram is 20 Kms from Tiruchy. The main deity is Mariamman. She is also called Samayapurathal. The goddess is very powerful and the over curing the illness. So, People pray to this goddess for relief when devotees are infected with chicken pox. The annual festivals are celebrated during Thai Poosam and Chittirai Festival. Devotees are also offer mavilakku to this goddess.
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Puliyancholai Tourist Centre
Puliyancholai is a beautiful hill station on the foot hills of Kollimalai which is 75 kms from Tiruchy. Small streams and falls are there. The tourists come here throughout the year. The water falls which is called Akaya Gangai is there. We can see oldest Curved rocks, big rock and stones , forest animals and green trees. Pachamalai Hill Station. Prasanna Venkatasalapathi temple lies at the top of Perumalmalai that lies 960 feet above ground level in Pachamalai hills, 3 km from Thuraiyur
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Mukkombu Upper Anaicut Dam
Mukkombu also called Upper Anaicut is a Water dam which is 20 Kms from Tiruhcy. It was built on the River Cauvery. It is the place where the River Kollidam branches off from the river Cauvery. It is also a picnic spot. The Cauvery is very broad in this area. So, here the Cauvery is called as “Akanda Cauvery”. The beautiful park is also here. The dam is about 685 meters long. In 1836, Major H.C. Cotton constructed an Anicut. It is on the Tiruchi-Karur highway.
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Ramakrishna Mutt Thirupparaithurai
Thirupparaithurai Ramakrishna Mut is near to Tiruchy. It is a service organization. It is on the banks of the river Cauvery at Thirupparaithurai Poor children are given free food, shelter and education.
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Golden Rock Ponmalai
The Ponmali Golden Rock is near Tiruchy The Poneswari Amman Temple is located on this rock. The "Mechanical Workshop" of Indian Railway is also here.
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Tirupattur Brahmapureeswarar Temple
Tirupattur is about 25 kms from Trichy on the Chennai - Trichy highway. The main deity is Brahmapureeswarar and the consort is Gowri and the theertham is Brahma Theertham. The temple has a separate shrine for Lord Brahma in the left side of the temple. The idol is 6 feet height and sitting in Padmasana on a Lotus. The abisheham is peformed with the turmeric powder and the turmeric is also given as prasadam. The jeeva samadhi of Sage Vyakrapureeswara is situated in Kasi Viswanatha swamy temple attached to the Brahmapureeswarar temple about half a km away. So, there are two temple in this area. The 12 lingams which Brahma worshipped are in right side of the temple.
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Uthamar Koil Vishnu Temple
The Uthamar Koil is 10 kms from Tiruchy and 4 Kms from Srirangam. It is a unique temple. Lord Vishnu with his consort Lakshmi, Lord Siva with his consort Parvathi and Lord Brahma with his consort Saraswathi in the same temple. It is also a divyadesam. It is also a Guru parikara stalam. Because all the seven Gurus Brahma Guru, Visnhu Guru, Siva Guru, Sakthi Guru, Gnana Guru, Deva Guru and Asura Gurur are here. In this sthalam Lord Vishnu is Sri Purushothaman Perumal and Lord Siva is Bhikshandar. This is the only temple where Lord Brahma himself is present as Lord Guru facing South in a separate shrine with the vimanam and Urchava moorthy. This temple is called Uthamar Koil or Bitchandar Koil.
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