Arulmigu Navaneetha Krishna Kovil - Melaseval

Lord Krishna Temple - Melaseval - Child Boon Temple near Tirunelveli 

 MelaSeval is a small and beautiful temple near Tirunelveli. Salagrama Krishnan Vigraham as Moolavar holding Butter (Navaneetham) On both his hands is so cute. He is flanked by Mahalakshmi and Poo Devi on separate shrines within the main temple

 There is also a Urchavar of Navaneetha Krishnan with the same cute posture. He is taken to the swing (oonjal) and devotees offer their prayer by placating the lord in oonjal. Couples longing for child boon worship here and take Navaneetham (Butter) as a prasadam.

The lord is a varaprasadhi The walls of the Temple have sculptures devoted to the puranic period It’s believed that the temple is close to 3,000 years old (though some claim it’s definitely 1500 by the sculptures and records)

 A very nice temple in tranquil atmosphere - https://goo.gl/maps/jgy92R4FKpJ2

How to go to Koodal Azhagar Koil, Madurai

Temple where Divya Prabandam originated

Koodal Azhagar Koil in Madurai, Tamil Nadu is one of the 108 Divya Desams, the holy shrines of Vishnu.  It's very close to Railway station and Periyar Bus Stand. Celestial architect Vishwakarma designed and constructed Koodal Azhagar Koil in Krutha yugam

First 12 verses of the 4000 Divyaprabadam, was sung by Periyalwar praising the splendor of Koodal Azhagar (Madurai's beauty)’.

A rare sight of Navagraha in Perumal temple is found here

Lord Vishnu is found in 3 tiers): Ground floor as Koodal Azhagar in Sitting posture, in the middle tier as  "Andhara Vaanathu Empiraan in Sleeping posture and in the Upper tier, he is found as

Sooriya Narayanan in Standing posture 

How to get blessings of visiting 108 Shiva temples in a day

ஒரேநாளில் 108 சிவாலயங்களை தரிசித்த பலன் கிடைக்க வழிபாடு

திருமால் மச்ச அவதாரம் எடுத்த போது குளித்தலை கடம்பவனேஸ்வரரின் ஆசி பெற்று பாதாள லோகம் சென்று அரக்கனை கொன்று வேதங்களை மீட்டு கடம்பவனநாதரின் சந்நதியில் சேர்ப்பித்ததாக புராணங்கள் கூறுகின்றன. எனவே இத்தலத்திற்கு வேதபுரி என்ற பெயரும் உண்டு. காலைக் கடம்பர், மத்தியான சொக்கர், அந்தி திருவேங்கிநாதர் எனும் கூற்றுப்படி, ஒரேநாளில் காலையில் குளித்தலை கடம்பவனேஸ்வரரையும், மதியம் அய்யர்மலையிலுள்ள ரத்தினகிரீஸ்வரரையும், மாலையில் திருஈங்கோய்மலை மரகதாஜலேஸ்வரரையும் தரிசித்தால் 108 சிவாலயங்களை தரிசித்த பயன் நிச்சயம் உண்டு

New Visalam Coffee, Madurai - Taste of Filter Coffee

New Visalam Coffee, Madurai - A Landmark

No 75-B, Alagar Koil Road, Goripalayam, Madurai - 625002 +(91)-452-2526538

People were so addicted to this Coffee that some started suspecting Narcotics added to it , which eventually turned out to be false

Coffee lovers who want to have Good Filter Coffee can drop in

Arulmigu Poorani Pushkala Samedha Sori Muthu Ayyannar Temple, Papanasam, Tirunelveli

How to Go to Sorimuthu Ayyannar Temple - Dharma Sastha Temple

Sori Muthu Ayyannar Temple is situated in Papanasam hills near Tirunelveli. The Place is 2 hrs drive from Tirunelveli with beautiful scenic route all the way.

Sori Muthu Ayyannar Temple Timings

The temple is open from 5.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. continuously. Since it's in forest region private vehicles are not allowed after 5:00 PM. There are government buses from the foothills (Papanasam)


Of the five famous Lord Ayyappa temples, this is considered the Mooladhara.

Lord Dharma Sastha appears with His left leg bent and the right hanging down slightly siding on the left.

History & Legend of Sori Muthu Ayyanar Temple

During the divine wedding of Lord Shiva with Mother Parvathi, as the mount went down due to the weight of the heavy crowd gathered there, Lord Shiva sent Sage Agasthya to South to balance the ground level.  Sage Agasthya worshipped Lord Shiva on this hill.  The Shivalinga worshipped by the sage got buried under the sand

Cows grazing in this region were found pouring their milk at a particular spot and this was communicated to the king.  He found a Linga at the spot and built a temple.  Lord Dharma Sastha too came out of this place as Sori Muthu Aiyanar with all his pariharam and the Sage was at loss of words on seeing the Divine entity

Saptha Kannikas (seven maidens) are in His shrine. Those who are not aware of their family deity, pray here.

There are shrines for Mahalingam, Sori Muthu Aiyanar, Sangili Bhodathar, Brahmma Rakshasi, Thalavai Madan, Thoosi Madan, Pattavarayar, Sage Agasthya, Sudalai Madan, Irulappan, Irudan, Karadi Madasami the guardian deities.

Kulasekarapattinam (Tuticorin District, Tamil Nadu) ideal for ISRO's Third Launch Pad

Scientists and Politicians batting for Third ISRO LaunchPad in Tuticorin (Kulasekarapattinam)  

ISRO has gained lot of popularity after Chandrayan, which got more boost with Mangalyan (a rocket to explore Planet Mars)

With the need for more satellites in the modern  times, ISRO is expanding its launching capabilities. ISRO is planning to have one more Launch Pad and is looking for options

Option 1) Sriharikota
Option 2) Kulasekarapattinam

Scientists after the feasibility study prefer Kulasekarapattinam
say Tuticorin (Kulasekarapattinam) is a good location for a rocket that needs to fly southwards. As a matter of fact, Tuticorin was long ago considered for locating a rocket launching site but the locals opposed this,” a senior official of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) commented

“A rocket launch site should be on the east coast and near the equator. And Tuticorin district satisfies that condition,” a former ISRO official told IANS.

According to him, a spaceport in Tuticorin district will be ideal for putting satellites in polar orbit normally undertaken through ISRO’s polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV) and not for satellites for geostationary orbits undertaken by the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV). Kulasekarapattinam, a busy port a century ago is now mostly deserted and ideal for setting up a large project like this.


Former Chief Minister , Karunanidhi and his daughter Kanimozhi are batting hard to bring the Launch Pad to Tuticorin district . Karunanidhi also suggested that an Indian Institute of Aerospace and Propulsion Technology be set up at Mahendragiri in Tirunelveli district, around 650 km from here.


DMK Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi has approached the Prime Minister and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi to bring the rocket launch centre to Kulasekarapattinam, which is only 40 km from the liquid propulsion system centre at Mahendragiri from where most of the equipment would be mobilised for satellite and rocket launches.
ISRO has its Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) at Mahendragiri where it assembles the second and fourth stage/engines for the PSLV. The centre also assembles the second stage engine for the GSLV rocket.

“Instead of transporting the second and fourth stages to Sriharikota from Mahendragiri it will be easier to shift them to the launch pad if it is built in Kulasekarapattinam which is around 100 km away. Further it is also near the equator,”

Great Freedom Fighters of Nellai (Lesser Known) - Neelakanda Brahmachari / Nilaganda Sashtrigal - Maniyachi

Nilakanta Bramachari - the 'Guru' for Vanchi Nathan

The arrest of the nationalist leaders, harsh punishment for the nationalist leaders inside the prison and the collapse of the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company led to the formation of a revolutionary organization in Tamil Nadu called the Bharathamatha Association. Nilakanta Bramachari played a vital role in it. One of the followers of this association Vanchi Nathan shot dead the notorious British official Robert William Ashe at Maniyatchi junction on 17 June 1911 in front of his wife.

Nilakanta (Neelaganda Brahmachari) toured places like Tenkasi and conducted meetings in secret, exhorting people to drive the English out. During such meetings he met and made friends with Vanchi. The meetings in secret had all the characteristics of an esoteric secret society with its own rituals and rites. Arumugham Pillai described a meeting thus: “There was a picture of Goddess Kali. There were red powder (kumkum), sacred ash (vibhuthi), and flowers. On the floor sat four or five people in a line. Nilakanta sat a little away and wrote on sheets of paper. We put the red powder into water and made a solution of it and each of us applied it on the paper. Now it was the white man’s blood... on the top of the paper ‘Vande Matharam’ was written... We should kill all white men… We must sacrifice our lives, person and property for this society. But whoever reveals the affairs of this society, he shall go to hell and he will be killed... As we drank the red powder solution, now to us it was the white man’s blood....”. (http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2019%20No%208/The_Ashe_murder_case.html)

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