THENNANGUR

'Thennangur' (also known as 'Dakshina Halasyam') is a village located in Tiruvanamalai district of Tamil Nadu. The village is the site of a uniquely designed Hindu temple and is also regarded as the birthplace of the Hindu goddess Meenakshi.

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Location

History

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Location

Located on the Kancheepuram - Vandavasi state highway 116, the village is 110km from the state capital, Chennai. Its is serviced by regular buses from Kancheepuram and Chengelpet.

History

Thennangur was previously known as ''Dakshina Halasyam'', sanskrit for a place where the wise drink nectar. According to Hindu mythology, the Hindu goddess Meenakshi was found as a 3 year old child by the Pandya king here.
Later, the human settlement was centred around the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple which used to exist before getting dilapidated. Only a pilliar of this temple remains today. Without a surviving temple, the village virtually vanished.
Thennangur was given a rebirth when Swami Haridhos Giri, a disciple of Swami Gnanananda Giri chose this nondescript village for setting up a centre to spread divine knowledge through the medium of Namasankeerthanam.

References

★ GA Trust - About Us

★ ChennaiOnline - Ragumayi Temple

★ IndiaDivine - Thenangur

External links

★ GA Trust

★ The Hindu - Return to the roots