"Navagraha Temples" Darshanam in Tamil Nadu

On 16^th January 2011 (Sunday) I visited Navagraha Temples in Tamil Nadu.

Our Indian Astrology believes that the planetary positions of the nine planets in a geocentric orbit determine the way a person will live, progress and exemplify one’s life to others before death. The word “Navagraha” means “Nine Planets” (Nava = nine & graha = planet). 

Each graha is represented by one temple each. All the nine temples are situated in Tamil Nadu with a close proximity of Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district.

Navagraha Temples are:

1. Suriyanar Koil  temple represents God Surya (Sun)
2. Thingalur temple represents God Chandra (Moon) 
3. Vaitheeswaran Koil  temple represents God Sevvai (Mars)
4. Thiruvenkadu temple represents God Budhan (Mercury)
5. Alangudi temple represents Lord Guru (Jupiter) 
6. Kanchanur temple represents Lord Sukkiran (Venus) 
7. Thirunallar temple represents Lord Shani (Saturn) 
8. Thirunageswaram temple represents Lord Raghu (Rahu) 
9. Keezha Perumpallam temple represents Lord Kedhu (Ketu)

One must start visiting Navagraha Temples from Suriyanar Koil. Suriyanar Koil is located near Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu. This temple was built by the Chola kings [Kulottunga Chola I (1075-1120)]. The Suriyanar temple faces west. The presiding deity here is Suryanarayana in a chariot like vimaanam, representing the sun's chariot.

Thingalur temple, a small temple here has a small shrine dedicated to Chandran in Sanskrit (Thingal in Tamil). Chandran is the planet that removes stress and sorrow.

Vaitheeswaran Koil is a special shrine dedicated to Lord Mars. It is situated approximately 92 kilometers away from Thingalur temple. After entering the temple, devotees first go to the Siddhamrita tank; it is believed that the water has curative properties for various skin ailments. There is also a myth associated with this temple that visiting this temple will remove all the obstacles that delay marriage.

Thiruvenkadu temple is one of the ancient & biggest temples which represents God Budhan, is situated just 15 kms away from Vaitheeswaran Koil. Natarajar's dance here is known as Hasti Natanam. It is believed that visiting this temple gives all Sastra Gnanam and makes person wisdom & intellect.

Alangudi temple is regarded as a Guru sthalam or Jupiter where Lord Dakshinamurthy is held in great reverence. Lord Jupiter is a sign of prosperity and arts. This temple is 90 kms away from Thiruvenkadu temple and 32 kms away from Suriyanarkoil temple.

Kanchanur temple represents Planet Venus. Bhramma is said to have been blessed with a vision of Shiva's marriage with Parvati here. Men visit to pray for their marriage, Sowbhagyam and child issues.

Thirunallar temple is the only temple dedicated to Shani Bhagwan. This temple was worshipped by the legendary King Nala, was relieved of his obstacles due to the malefic influence of Saturn, after worship in this temple. Before entering to this temple one must take bath in pushkarini, which is located right in front of the temple and leave away the old cloths forever after bathing. It is believed that bathing here washes off all the obstacles and misfortune of a person. There is a strong myth related to this temple that one must not look back to God after praying during darshanam.

Thirunageswaram temple is a huge temple known for the shrine to Lord Rahu, one of the nine celestial bodies in the Navagraha. Tirunageswaram is considered to be the 29th temple in the series in the Chola kingdom located south of the river Kaveri. This temple is located 33 kms away from the Shani temple and just 5 kms away from Suriya Temple. This temple occupies an area of 15 acres and it has vast prakarams, towering gopurams, and several mandapams. People visit this temple to seek blessings of GOD to get rid of Nagadosam, Nagahatyam, etc.

Keezha Perumpallam is very ancient temple worshipping Lord Ketu. Rahu and Kethu are associated with the legend of the serpent that helped Lord Shiva churn the milky ocean. There is a shrine dedicated to Kethu in this temple. Devotees visit this temple to be blessed for free from illness & diseases, poverty & peedai.

All the nine navagrahas have their own preferances of colour, grains, flowers, day of worship and gemstone. The following list will guide you to know the details.

S. No.	Planets	Colour	Grains	Flowers	Day	Gem Stone
1	SUN	Red	Wheat	Red Lotus	Sunday	Ruby
2	CHANDRAN	White	Rice	White Arali	Monday	Pearl
3	MANGAL	Red	Toor Daal	Shenbagam	Tuesday	Coral
4	BUDH	Green	Green Gram	White Kanthal	Wednesday	Emerald
5	GURU	Yellow	Channa	White Mullai	Thursday	Pusparaham
6	SUKRA	White	Mocchai	White Lotus	Friday	Diamond
7	SHANI	Black	Gingelly	Black Kuvalli	Saturday	Sapphire
8	RAHU	Navy Blue	Urad Dal	Mandharai	Sunday	Komedagam
9	KETU	Multi-colour	Kollu	Red Lilly	Sunday	Cat’s eye

  

Awarding "Best Employee of the Month" in our Hotel

On 07th January 2011 (Saturday), we have given the "Best Employee Awards" for December month to Mr. Suman Sharma (F&B Service) and Mr. Satish Kumar (Front Office) for their excellence in day to day performance.

The awards were distributed by our General manager Mr. Arundeep Sachadeva.

We also celebrated our Staff's Birthday on the same day (for them whose b'days fall in January month). We all celebrated their birthday by cutting cake.

Nice examples for the Definition Love & Marriage....

Once a Student asked his Teacher, "What is love?"

The Teacher replied, "To know the answer of your question, you have to go to the wheat field and choose the biggest wheat and come back, but there is one rule you must follow: you can go through them only once and cannot turn back to pick."

The student went to the field, go through first row, he saw one big wheat, but he wonders....may be there is a bigger one later.

Then he saw another bigger one... But may be there is an even bigger one waiting for him.

Later, when he finished more than half of the wheat field, he started to realize that the wheat is not as big as the previous one he saw, he know he has missed the biggest one, and he regretted.

So, he ended up went back to the teacher with empty hand…..

The teacher told him, "My dear..This is called love... You keep looking for a better one, but when later you realize, you have already missed the person...."

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"What is marriage then?" the student asked.

 The Teacher said, "In order to answer your question, go to the corn field and choose the biggest corn and come back. But the rule is: you can go through them only once and cannot turn back to pick."

The student went to the corn field, this time he is careful not to repeat the previous mistake …….

When he reached the middle of the field, he picked one medium corn that he feel satisfy, and came back to the teacher.

The teacher told him, "This time you bring back a corn….... You look for one that is just nice, and you have faith and believe this is the best one you get...."

This is marriage.  

Mother................ Life Givers to us....

During Christmas Evening @ RENNAAISSANCCE SAROVAR PORTICO

It was 25th December 2010, Our hotel was decorated with Christmas Trees, Lights, Candies and Gifts alongside...

I had a small photo-session with few of my employees............

Few Tourism Statistics at a Glance

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Facilities offered at Our Hotel Rennaaissancce Sarovar Portico, Hosur

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Punchlines leveled by Top Companies.....

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Tirupati BALAJI Darshan.......

Tirupati Tirumala Venkateswara Temple is a famous Hindu temple of Lord Vishnu in the form of Lord Venkateswara located in the hill town Tirumala, near Tirupati in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India. 

The temple is situated on Venkatadri, one of the seven hills of Tirumala, and hence is also known as the Temple of Seven Hills (Saptagiri). Pilgrims avail two ways of going for Darshana from Tirupati to Tirumala Hill, one by buses which are available all the time (little lesser during the night time) and another one is by walk through Saptagiri.

The interesting fact is climbing 7 hills and reaching to Balaji Temple is to have thrilling experience, it takes approx 4 hours to reach. On the way while climbing seven hills you will have magnificent view of hill elevations, natural sceneries, deer safari, and many more small small temples.

The temple is reportedly the richest and the most visited place of worship in the world.

The temple is visited by about 50,000 to 100,000 pilgrims daily (3 to 4 crore people annually on an average).

I went on 25th December' 2010. This was the 6th time when I went to Tirupati for Balaji Darshan.

Packages in New Year Eve' 2011 @ Rennaaissancce Sarovar Portico, Hosur

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Like every year, we are having various promotional packages for food and entertainment in the New Years Eve...


We are offering some attracting packages at our Rennaaissancce Sarovar Portico, Hosur.

• Package #1: Family Entertainment (Variety Shows) + Dinner @ Rs. 1,999/ - for Couples.
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