Maruntheeswarar Temple

  • District: Thiruvannamalai
  • Taluk: Thiruvannamalai
  • Significance: Sacred place where Sun worshipped Maruntheeswarar.
  • Town / Village Name: Maruthuvaambaadi
  • Temple Location & Route Details: Thiruvannamalai to Vellore route 3 KM from kondam.
  • Nearby Town / Taluk: Thiruvannamalai.
  • Temple Name: Maruntheeswarar Temple
  • Moolavar (Presiding Deity): Maruntheeswarar. 
  • Ambal (Consort): Mangalaambikai
  • Uthsavar (Processional Deity): —Maruntheeswarar.
  • Other Shrines:
    • Perumal
    • Lakshmi
    • Navagrahas
    • Aathmanathan
    • Natarajar
    • Yogambigai
    • Renukambal
  • Consecration / Historical Era: 200 Years
  • If Shiva Temple: Agamic / Vaidika / Other: Agamam
  • If Perumal Temple: Pancharatra / Vaikhanasa
  • Key Specialty / Antiquity: Full moon day Sivarathri Annabishegam, Pradosham.
  • Sthala Vriksham (Sacred Trees): Arjuna Tree (Marudha Maram)
  • Theertham / Temple Tank / Garden / Goshala / Bhajan Hall / Other Details:
    • Temple Tank: Yes
    • Temple Tank: 
    • Garden: 
    • Ancient Sub-temples: —No.
  • HR&CE / Managing Trustee / Private: Village Management
  • If HR&CE, Governing Officer: Assistant Commissioner / Joint Commissioner / Deputy Commissioner / Other
  • Priest Classification: Sivachariyar / Bhattacharyar / Other Brahmin / Other: 
  • Priest / Caretaker Name & Details: —
  • Daily Puja by: Saamiyaar 7708504487
  • Daily Puja Schedule: —One Time Pooja
  • Temple Timings: Morning: — 8| Evening: —100
  • Sthala Puranam (Temple Legend): Sun Worshipped place. Villagers found a sand mountain and dug the same and found stone sculptures, then built a temple.
  • Temple without jewelry/ornaments?: —Yes
  • Is there an Agraharam?: Yes / No
  • Number of Brahmin families: —No
  • Families owning homes here but residing elsewhere: —None
  • Native villagers serving in temples elsewhere: —.
  • Bus / Rail / Other Transit Options:
    • Thiruvannamalai to Kondam.
  • If Non-HR&CE, Temple Lands / Groves / Other Income: —None
  • River / Lake / Pond Details in the Village: —One Pond and One Lake
  • Other Notes: Sun worshipped Place.

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