Temple Darshan & Seva Guide
Opening hours, daily pooja times, online seva ticket fees, temple-run lodges and upcoming festival days — gathered from the official HR&CE temple portals.
Meenakshi Amman Temple
Madurai, Tamil Nadu
The 14-gopuram heart of Madurai, home of the celestial wedding
- Open
- 5:00 AM – 12:30 PM, 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 6 daily poojas · 3 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
Arunachaleswarar Temple
Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu
The fire-lingam temple at the foot of the Arunachala hill
- Open
- 5:30 AM – 8:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 7 daily poojas · 6 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹2
- Next festival
- Pournami (full moon) – free darshan only · 2 – 3 Jan 2027
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple
Srirangam, Tamil Nadu
Bhooloka Vaikuntam — the island temple between the Kaveri and Kollidam
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 4 daily poojas · 7 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹50
- Next festival
- Mahalaya Amavasai purappadu · Sat, 10 Oct 2026
Tiruchendur Murugan Temple
Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu
The seashore abode of Murugan, where he defeated Surapadman
- Open
- 4:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 8 daily poojas · 6 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
- Next festival
- Pournami (full moon) · 25 – 26 Oct 2026
Kapaleeshwarar Temple
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Mylapore’s great Shiva temple beside the Kapali tank
- Open
- 5:30 AM – 12:30 PM, 4:00 PM – 9:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 7 daily poojas · 31 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
- Next festival
- Pradosham · Thu, 8 Oct 2026
Ramanathaswamy Temple
Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu
The island temple of the lingam Rama worshipped, and its world-famous pillared corridors
- Open
- 4:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 6 daily poojas · 21 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹10
- Next festival
- Navaratri festival · 10 – 21 Oct 2026
Samayapuram Mariamman Temple
Samayapuram, Tamil Nadu
The goddess who fasts for her devotees, 15 km north of Trichy
- Open
- 5:30 AM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 6 daily poojas · 9 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
- Next festival
- Amavasai · Sat, 10 Oct 2026
Thiruparankundram Murugan Temple
Thiruparankundram, Tamil Nadu
The rock-cut hill temple where Murugan married Deivanai
- Open
- 5:30 AM – 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 8 daily poojas · 12 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
Marudhamalai Murugan Temple
Marudhamalai, Tamil Nadu
The hill of herbs above Coimbatore, climbed by 646 steps
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 5 daily poojas · 3 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹1,500
Bannari Amman Temple
Bannari, Tamil Nadu
The forest goddess on the Mysuru highway, famous for the Kundam fire-walk
- Open
- 5:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 4 daily poojas · 20 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹3
- Next festival
- Navaratri festival · 11 – 20 Oct 2026
Mangadu Kamakshi Amman Temple
Mangadu, Tamil Nadu
Where Kamakshi did penance before her wedding at Kanchi
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 1:30 PM, 3:00 PM – 8:45 PM
- Daily poojas
- 5 daily poojas · 11 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹1
Sankaranarayanar Temple
Sankarankovil, Tamil Nadu
The temple where Shiva and Vishnu appear as one
- Open
- 5:00 AM – 12:30 PM, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 7 daily poojas · 62 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
Palani Murugan Temple
Palani, Tamil Nadu
The hilltop shrine of Murugan as the staff-bearing ascetic
- Open
- 5:45 AM – 8:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 6 daily poojas · 22 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
- Next festival
- - · 14 Oct – 30 Nov 2026
Swamimalai Murugan Temple
Swamimalai, Tamil Nadu
Where Murugan explained the meaning of Om to his father Shiva
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 6 daily poojas · 4 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹600
- Next festival
- Krithigai · Tue, 27 Oct 2026
Tiruttani Murugan Temple
Tiruttani, Tamil Nadu
The hill where Murugan’s anger cooled after his wedding to Valli
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 8:45 PM
- Daily poojas
- 6 daily poojas · 7 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹10
- Next festival
- Normal Days · 9 – 10 Oct 2026
Ekambareswarar Temple
Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
Kanchipuram’s earth-lingam temple under the ancient mango tree
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 12:30 PM, 4:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 7 daily poojas · 2 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹101
Kamakshi Amman Temple
Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
The one goddess shrine of all Kanchipuram’s Shiva temples
- Open
- 5:30 AM – 12:30 PM, 3:45 PM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 5 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Varadaraja Perumal Temple
Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
The Perumal Koil of Vishnu Kanchi, home of Athi Varadar
- Open
- 7:30 AM – 12:30 PM, 3:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 2 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Pazhamudircholai Murugan Temple
Alagar Kovil, Tamil Nadu
The grove where Murugan shook down fruit for Avvaiyar
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 7:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 5 daily poojas · 8 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹10
Jambukeswarar Temple
Thiruvanaikaval, Tamil Nadu
The water-lingam temple on the island between the Kaveri and Kollidam
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 5 daily poojas · 32 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹30
- Next festival
- Navaratri festival · 10 – 21 Oct 2026
Alagar Kovil (Kallazhagar Temple)
Alagar Kovil, Tamil Nadu
Thirumaliruncholai — the forest fort temple of Vishnu north of Madurai
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 12:30 PM, 3:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 6 daily poojas · 25 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹1
Koodal Azhagar Temple
Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Madurai’s Vishnu temple with the three-tier Ashtanga Vimanam
- Open
- 5:30 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 6 daily poojas · 16 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹10
Srivilliputhur Andal Temple
Srivilliputhur, Tamil Nadu
Birthplace of Andal, whose worn garland still goes to the Lord each day
- Open
- 5:45 AM – 12:45 PM, 4:00 PM – 8:45 PM
- Daily poojas
- 5 daily poojas · 6 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹10
Perur Patteeswarar Temple
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Where Shiva appeared to the celestial cow Kamadhenu
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 4 daily poojas · 9 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹3
Thanjavur Brihadeeswarar Temple
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Rajaraja Chola’s granite temple — the Big Temple of Tamil Nadu
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 12:30 PM, 4:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 4 daily poojas · 11 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
Suchindram Thanumalayan Temple
Suchindram, Tamil Nadu
The rare temple where the Trimurti are worshipped as one
- Open
- 4:00 AM – 12:30 PM, 4:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 5 daily poojas · 38 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
Nellaiappar Temple
Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
The Lord who kept a devotee’s paddy dry in the rain
- Open
- 5:30 AM – 12:30 PM, 4:00 PM – 9:05 PM
- Daily poojas
- 8 daily poojas · 3 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
Vallimalai Murugan Temple
Vallimalai, Tamil Nadu
The hill where Valli was born and won by Murugan
- Open
- 7:00 AM – 12:30 PM, 2:00 PM – 7:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 3 daily poojas · 1 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹250
Kanyakumari Bhagavathi Amman Temple
Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
The maiden goddess who waits by the southern sea
- Open
- 4:30 AM – 12:30 PM, 4:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 3 daily poojas · 16 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹20
Thirunageswaram Naganatha Swamy Temple
Thirunageswaram, Tamil Nadu
Where Rahu worshipped Shiva and was freed of his curse
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 6 daily poojas · 10 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹100
Sarangapani Temple
Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
Third of the Divya Desams, sung by seven Alwars
- Open
- 7:00 AM – 12:30 PM, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 6 daily poojas · 2 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹10
Rockfort Thayumanaswamy Temple
Trichy, Tamil Nadu
The Lord who came as a mother — on the rock above Trichy
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 6 daily poojas · 16 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹50
- Next festival
- Navaratri festival · 11 – 19 Oct 2026
Oppiliappan Temple
Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
Where every offering to the Lord is cooked without salt
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 7 daily poojas · 6 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹500
Adi Kumbeswarar Temple
Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
The pot-shaped lingam that gave Kumbakonam its name
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 12:30 PM, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 6 daily poojas · 3 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
Ramaswamy Temple Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
Rama and Sita crowned together on one pedestal
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 11:30 AM, 4:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 5 daily poojas · 1 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
Patteeswaram Dhenupureeswarar Temple
Patteeswaram, Tamil Nadu
The shrine of Kamadhenu in the old Chola capital of Pazhayarai
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 6 daily poojas · 4 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹10
Nachiyar Koil Srinivasa Perumal Temple
Nachiyar Koil, Tamil Nadu
Home of the stone Garuda that grows heavier as it moves
- Open
- 7:30 AM – 12:30 PM, 4:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 6 daily poojas · 1 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹700
Chakrapani Temple
Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
Where the Sun bowed before the eight-armed discus
- Open
- 6:30 AM – 12:00 PM, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 6 daily poojas · 2 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
Thiruvenkadu Swetharanyeswarar Temple
Thiruvenkadu, Tamil Nadu
The Budhan temple, counted equal to Kasi
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 12:30 PM, 4:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 6 daily poojas · 1 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹500
Keezhaperumpallam Naganatha Swamy Temple
Keezhaperumpallam, Tamil Nadu
Where the serpent Vasuki atoned — the Ketu shrine
- Open
- 5:30 AM – 12:30 PM, 3:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 6 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Sthalasayana Perumal Temple
Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu
Vishnu reclining on bare ground by the sea
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 3:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 5 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Thiruvidanthai Nithya Kalyana Perumal Temple
Thiruvidanthai, Tamil Nadu
The Lord who weds every day — a prayer shrine for marriage
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 4 daily poojas · 1 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹50
Virinjipuram Margabandeeswarar Temple
Virinjipuram, Tamil Nadu
Famous for its walls — and the Simha theertham of Karthigai
- Open
- 6:30 AM – 12:30 PM, 4:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 1 daily poojas · 2 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹300
Uthirakosamangai Mangalanatha Swamy Temple
Uthirakosamangai, Tamil Nadu
Where Shiva taught Parvathi the secret of the Vedas
- Open
- 4:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 6 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Vadapalani Murugan Temple
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
From a thatched hut to Chennai’s best-loved Murugan shrine
- Open
- 5:00 AM – 12:30 PM, 4:00 PM – 9:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 4 daily poojas · 23 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
- Next festival
- Navaratri festival · 11 – 20 Oct 2026
Kalikambal Temple
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
The goddess Shivaji came to worship in 1677
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:30 PM – 9:01 PM
- Daily poojas
- 4 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Kundrathur Murugan Temple
Kundrathur, Tamil Nadu
The hill where you see Murugan with only one consort at a time
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 3:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 2 daily poojas · 2 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹50
Thiruvanthipuram Devanathaswamy Temple
Thiruvanthipuram, Tamil Nadu
The town Adisesha built, where Vedanta Desikan lived
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 1 daily poojas · 3 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
Ulagalantha Perumal Temple
Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
Vishnu who measured the worlds in three strides
- Open
- 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 0 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Srimushnam Bhu Varaha Swamy Temple
Srimushnam, Tamil Nadu
The self-manifest Varaha, hands on hips in victory
- Open
- 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM, 4:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 3 daily poojas · 1 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹6
Parthasarathy Temple
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Krishna as Arjuna’s charioteer, still bearing the arrow scars
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 10 daily poojas · 25 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹100
Marundeeswarar Temple
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Shiva as the divine physician, by the sea at Thiruvanmiyur
- Open
- 5:30 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 5 daily poojas · 1 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹1,500
Ashtalakshmi Temple
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
All eight Lakshmis under one vimana by the sea
- Open
- 6:30 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 6 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Thiruneermalai Ranganatha Perumal Temple
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Vishnu in four postures on the hill once ringed by water
- Open
- 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 1 daily poojas · 1 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
Thiruvathigai Veerattaneswarar Temple
Panruti, Tamil Nadu
Where Shiva burned the three cities and cured Appar
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 0 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Vaikunta Perumal Temple
Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
The Pallava king’s temple, with the Lord on three levels
- Open
- 7:00 AM – 11:30 AM, 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 2 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Kumarakottam Murugan Temple
Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
Murugan between Shiva and Shakti — where the Kandha Puranam began
- Open
- 5:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 0 daily poojas · 2 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
Ashtabujakaram Perumal Temple
Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
The only Divya Desam where Vishnu has eight arms
- Open
- 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 2 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Namakkal Anjaneyar Temple
Namakkal, Tamil Nadu
Hanuman’s shrine below the Namagiri rock
- Open
- 6:30 AM – 1:30 PM, 4:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 3 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Kulasekarapattinam Mutharamman Temple
Kulasekarapattinam, Tamil Nadu
Amman and Shiva together on one seat, by the sea
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 4 daily poojas · 1 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹100
Thenthiruperai Makara Nedunkuzhaikathar Temple
Thenthiruperai, Tamil Nadu
The Lord who wears Bhudevi’s fish-shaped earrings
- Open
- 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 3 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Thirukannapuram Sowriraja Perumal Temple
Thirukannapuram, Tamil Nadu
Praised in 129 verses by Thirumangai Alwar
- Open
- 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 7 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Vilakoli Perumal Temple
Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
The Lord who became a lamp — and the birthplace of Vedanta Desikan
- Open
- 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 2 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Avinashi Lingeswarar Temple
Avinashi, Tamil Nadu
Where Sundarar sang a boy back from a crocodile
- Open
- 5:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 6 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Alwarthirunagari Adinathar Temple
Alwarthirunagari, Tamil Nadu
Birthplace of Nammalvar, under the tamarind that never sleeps
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 5 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Nagercoil Nagaraja Temple
Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu
The thatched sanctum of the five-headed serpent king
- Open
- 5:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 4 daily poojas · 6 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
Vandiyur Mariamman Temple
Madurai, Tamil Nadu
The goddess of the great Teppakulam
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 0 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Thiruvarur Thyagaraja Temple
Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu
Nine gopurams, 365 lingams and the Lord of all gods
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 6 daily poojas · 12 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹200
Alangudi Abathsagayeswarar Temple
Alangudi, Tamil Nadu
The Guru shrine, where Shiva drank the poison to save the gods
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 4 daily poojas · 10 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹500
Thirukoshtiyur Sowmyanarayana Perumal Temple
Thirukoshtiyur, Tamil Nadu
Where Ramanuja proclaimed the sacred mantra to all
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 12:05 PM, 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 5 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Kodumudi Magudeswarar Temple
Kodumudi, Tamil Nadu
Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma on the bank of the Cauvery
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 12:30 PM, 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 5 daily poojas · 7 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹10
Thiruppullani Adi Jagannatha Perumal Temple
Thiruppullani, Tamil Nadu
Where Rama received the bow to win back Sita
- Open
- 7:30 AM – 12:15 PM, 3:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 4 daily poojas · 2 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹10
Tiruchengode Ardhanareeswarar Temple
Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu
The hill where Shiva and Parvati stand as one body
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 3 daily poojas · 6 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹2
- Next festival
- The Golden Chariot procession has been suspended due to the annual temple festival. · 9 – 22 Oct 2026
Padavedu Renugambal Temple
Padavedu, Tamil Nadu
Where Renuka Devi is worshipped in the form of her head
- Open
- 6:30 AM – 1:30 PM, 3:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 3 daily poojas · 1 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹10
Sriperumbudur Adikesava Perumal Temple
Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu
The birthplace of Ramanuja
- Open
- 6:30 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 6 daily poojas · 1 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹500
Chennimalai Murugan Temple
Chennimalai, Tamil Nadu
The hill Murugan found under a cow that gave her milk to the earth
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 8:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 6 daily poojas · 5 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
Melmalayanur Angalamman Temple
Melmalayanur, Tamil Nadu
The goddess who freed Shiva — and the new-moon swing festival
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 2 daily poojas · 5 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
- Next festival
- Since today is Friday and a large number of devotees will be present · Fri, 9 Oct 2026
Thiruvakkarai Vakrakaliamman Temple
Thiruvakkarai, Tamil Nadu
The Kali who wears an unborn child as her earring
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 8:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 3 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Thirukalukundram Vedagireeswarar Temple
Thirukalukundram, Tamil Nadu
The hill of the four Vedas, where eagles came to be fed
- Open
- 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 4 daily poojas · 2 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
Singaperumal Koil Padalathri Narasimha Temple
Singaperumal Koil, Tamil Nadu
The three-eyed Narasimha in a Pallava cave shrine
- Open
- 7:30 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 5 daily poojas · 3 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹20
Thirumanancheri Uthvaganathar Temple
Thirumanancheri, Tamil Nadu
Where Shiva and Parvati were married — the temple for weddings
- Open
- 7:35 AM – 1:30 PM, 3:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 4 daily poojas · 1 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
Thiruindalur Parimala Ranganathar Temple
Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu
The Lord who gave the Vedas back their fragrance
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 7 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Irukkangudi Mariamman Temple
Irukkangudi, Tamil Nadu
The goddess of the river island between the Arjuna and the Vaippar
- Open
- 5:00 AM – 1:30 PM, 4:00 PM – 8:15 PM
- Daily poojas
- 0 daily poojas · 7 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹10
Punnainallur Mariamman Temple
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
The anthill goddess the Maratha king found in a punnai forest
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 0 daily poojas · 3 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
Tenkasi Kasi Viswanathar Temple
Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu
The Kasi of the South, built by the later Pandyas
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 6 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Kalaiyarkovil Sornakaleeswarar Temple
Kalaiyarkovil, Tamil Nadu
The self-manifest Lord of the old fort of Kanapper
- Open
- 6:05 AM – 11:50 AM, 4:05 PM – 8:50 PM
- Daily poojas
- 6 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Thiruverkadu Karumariamman Temple
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Chennai’s beloved Karumariamman, open all day
- Open
- 5:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 5 daily poojas · 9 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
Courtallam Kutralanathar Temple
Courtallam, Tamil Nadu
The temple under the falls, home of the Chitra Sabha
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 8 daily poojas · 5 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
Salem Kottai Mariamman Temple
Salem, Tamil Nadu
The fort goddess who rules over Salem’s eight Mariammans
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 1 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Thiruporur Kandaswamy Temple
Thiruporur, Tamil Nadu
Self-manifest Murugan, worshipped with punugu instead of abhishekam
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 12:30 PM, 3:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 4 daily poojas · 1 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
Thiruvottiyur Thyagaraja Swamy Temple
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
North Chennai’s ancient Shiva shrine, the first lingam after the flood
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 5 daily poojas · 12 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹2
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Sholinghur Yoga Narasimha Temple
Sholinghur, Tamil Nadu
The Narasimha who appeared for a single ghatika
- Open
- 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 5 daily poojas · 27 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹2
Vriddhachalam Vriddhagireeswarar Temple
Vriddhachalam, Tamil Nadu
The “old hill” where everything comes in fives
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 3:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 3 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Eachanari Vinayagar Temple
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
The Vinayagar who chose to stay by the roadside
- Open
- 5:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 7 daily poojas · 20 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
Anaimalai Masaniamman Temple
Anaimalai, Tamil Nadu
The reclining goddess who rose from a wronged girl’s grave
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 4 daily poojas · 23 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
Bhavani Sangameswarar Temple
Bhavani, Tamil Nadu
Where the Bhavani meets the Kaveri — the Triveni of the south
- Open
- 5:30 AM – 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 6 daily poojas · 20 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
Papanasam Papanasanathar Temple
Papanasam, Tamil Nadu
The Lord who destroys sins, at the foot of the Pothigai hills
- Open
- 5:30 AM – 1:00 PM, 4:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- Daily poojas
- 6 daily poojas · 2 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹30
Muppandal Esakkiamman Temple
Muppandal, Tamil Nadu
The roadside goddess where the three Tamil kings met Avvaiyar
- Open
- 5:00 AM – 8:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 3 daily poojas · 3 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹101
Vallakottai Murugan Temple
Vallakottai, Tamil Nadu
The Murugan of “Kodai Nagar” who called Arunagirinathar in a dream
- Open
- 6:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 4 daily poojas · 1 online sevas
- Seva fees
- Seva tickets from ₹5
Chidambaram Thillai Kali Amman Temple
Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu
The Kali who lost a dance contest to Nataraja
- Open
- 6:30 AM – 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 4 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Thirucherai Saranatha Perumal Temple
Thirucherai, Tamil Nadu
The Divya Desam where Kaveri won a place above the Ganga
- Open
- 7:30 AM – 12:30 PM, 4:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 7 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Thiruninravur Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple
Thiruninravur, Tamil Nadu
The Divya Desam of the mother who “gave birth to me”
- Open
- 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 4:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Daily poojas
- 1 daily poojas · 0 online sevas
Timings and fees as published on the Tamil Nadu HR&CE Thirukoil portal, checked 7 Oct 2026. Schedules change on festival days — confirm on the temple’s official page before you travel.