Parihara Sthalams

The topic of ‘Parihara sthalams’ is an ocean and can’t be compiled just like that. Thanks to Sri Sankara Narayanan who gave the bulk of the information. I request the readers to add value to this list with the temples they know but I request to add only the genuine and very important temples for a specific problem. This is a dynamic list and so will be updated as and when I get some new information.

Note:

1. I don’t know the alphabet of Astrology and this is NOT an an astrological site. So please don’t send your horoscope / birth-star details with your problem descriptions asking me for remedy. I’m not into that business and unfortunately I will not be able to publish such comments since it will easily take away the focus of this page. This is just a general list of temples that can give remedy for a particular problem and please use it that way.

2. I just received a very detailed and wonderful book on this topic by Mr.Radhakrishnan of Thimmakudi (Kumbakonam) for Rs 150/=
மனித வாழ்க்கையும் இறையருளும் (பரிகாரத் தலங்கள்)
The book is available from their offices at Kumbakonam @ 0435 2422347. It gives almost all the information you needed on this topic for all kinds of problems.

3. It is very well understandable that all the problems we face today are due to the Karma of our current or the previous births. So we have to be very careful that we don’t add up to our bad karmas in the current birth to wander again to parihara sthalams in the next birth.
Sri AMR of Kumudham Jyothidam, in one of his articles says there is no point in going for a pariharam for Athrities and knee pains when we have animals / birds in the name of pets within cages / glass boxes for their life time. Any type/amount of pariharam is not going to give any remedy.
So before we look up for a Parihara sthalam, let us look within ourselves and make sure that we are not doing anything now to add up to the burden of our existing bad karmas.

4. Last but not least, today (12.07.2015) I’ve decided to publish any more requests seeking details of pariharam for various ailments ONLY WHEN you contribute to any of the activities listed in the ‘Needs Attention’ category, however small it is – even a 100 Rs contribution is ok. So please include your contributtion details also in your comment section to enable it getting published. Your contribution itself, as such, may solve the problem, who knows. However, readers replying to others’ problems may please continue as before.

The temples in bold are considered the most important ones for the specific prayer

Navagraha worship

1. Sun

• Sooriyanar Temple near Aduthurai
  Travel base: Kumbakonam
• Gnayiru temple near Redhills
  On the Chennai – Kolkatta highways, turn right after Puzhal jail camp
  Travel base: Chennai
• Kolappakkam Agastheeswarar Temple near Porur/ Kundrathur
  Travel base: Chennai
• Parudhiniyamam (Paruthiyappar koil) Tanjore-Pattukottai road
  Travel base: Tanjore
• All the Shiva temples where the sun rays fall on the lingam on specific days.

2. Moon

• Thingalur near Thiruvaiyaru
  Travel base: Tanjore
• Somangalam Somanatheeswarar Temple near Tambaram / Kundrathur
  Travel base: ChennaiThirunageswaram
• Thirunageswaram Pirainudhal Ambal whom moon worships a day every year
  Travel base: Kumbakonam

3. Mars

• Vaitheesawaran koil near Mayiladuthurai / Sirkali
  Travel base: Mayiladuthurai / Sirkali
• Vaitheeswaran koil at Poonamallee
  Travel base: Chennai
• Mangalesar/ Kalyanasundaresar temple at Sirukudi near Peralam
  Travel base: Kumbakonam / Mayliaduthurai

4. Budhan

• Thiruvenkadu
  Travel base: Kumbakonam
• Thirumeyneeswarar Temple at Kovur near Porur/ Kundrathur
  Travel base: Chennai

5. Guru

• Alangudi
  Travel base: Kumbakonam
• Thittai
  4 kms from Tanjore in the Tanjore – Kumbakonam route
  Travel base: Tanjore
• Thiruvalleeswarar at Padi
  Opposite to Lucas TVS
  Travel base: Chennai
• Thakkolam in the Kanchipuram – Arakkonam route
  Travel base: Chennai / Kanchipuram
• Elumiyankottur  on Thiruvallore – Thakkolam Road
  Travel base: Chennai
• Govindavadi Agaram near Thakkolam
  Travel base: Chennai
• Medha Dakshinamoorthy at Mayiladuthurai
  Travel base: Mayiladuthurai
• Thirisoolam near Chennai Airport
  Temple is on the opposite side of Airport – Cross the railway gate
  Travel base: Chennai
• Suruttapalli – Thambadhya Dakshinamoorthy
  Travel base: Chennai
• Guru temple at Kanchipuram
• Ramanatheswarar Temple at Porur
  Travel base: Chennai

6. Sukra

• Kanjanur – next to Sooriyanar koil
  Travel base: Kumbakonam
• Srirangam
  Travel base: Trichy
• Velleeswarar – Mylapore
  Travel base: Chennai
• Velleeswarar – Mangadu
  Travel base: Chennai
• Velliyangudi near Kumbakonam
  Travel base: Kumbakonam

7. Sani

• Thirunallaru
  Travel base: Karaikal
• Thirupugalur near Nannilam
  Travel base: Kumbakonam
• Thirukkollikadu in Thiruvarur – Thiruthuraipoondi road
  Travel base: Thiruvarur
• Kuchhanoor
  Travel base: Cumbum
• Agastheeswarar Temple at Pozhichalure near Pallavaram
  Travel base: Chennai

8. Ragu

• Thirunageswaram
  Travel base: Kumbakonam
• Kalahasthi
  Travel Base: Chennai / Thirupathi
• Nageswaran koil at Kumbakonam
• Nageswarar in Kundrathur
  Travel Base: Chennai
• Nagoor
  Travel base: Karaikkal
• Thiruppampuram
  Near Peralam
  Travel base: Mayiladuthurai

9. Kethu

• Keezha Perumpallam
  In the Mayiladuthurai / Sirkali – Poompuhar road
  Travelbase: Mayiladuthurai / Sirkali
• Kalahasthi
  Travel Base: Chennai / Thirupathi
• Chitraguptan temple at Kanchipuram
• Gerugambakkam between Porur and Kundrathur
  Travel base: Chennai
• Thirumuruganpoondi on Avinashi – Thiruppur road
  There are 2 temples, one is a thevara stahalam and this is the other one next to the thevara sthalam
  Travel Base: Coimbatore

General Problems

Marriage

• Thirumanancheri, Thiruvelvikkudi and Ethikolpad near Kuttalam
  On the Mayiladuthurai-Kumbakonam road
  Travelbase: Kumbakonam
  Note: The 3 temples are within 5 kms radius and visit ALL the temples together to be very effective.
• Kodumudi
  Travelbase: Erode
• Madurai Meenakshi
• Thiruvidanthai Nithya Kalyana Perumal in East Coast Road
  Travelbase: Chennai
• Kanchipuram Ekambareswarar
• Kanchipuram Kacchabeswarar
• Thiruverkadu Vedapureeswarar
  Travelbase: Chennai
• Thirumazhisai Othandeeswarar
  Travelbase: Chennai
• Mylapore
• Travelbase: Chennai
• Vedaranyam
  Travelbase:
• Thiruveezhimizhalai
  Travelbase:
• Thirukkazhipalai
  3 kms from Annamalai university, Chidambaram
  Travelbase: Chidambaram
• Uppiliyappan koil
  Travelbase: Kumbakonam
• Nachiyar Koil
  Travelbase: Kumbakonam
• Nachiyar Koil in Trichy
• Immayil nanmai tharuvar temple at Madurai
• Piranmalai near Thirupathur
  Travelbase: Karaikudi
• Thirukolakudi in Pudukkottai-Kilachevalpatti road
  Travelbase: Pudukkottai
• Kuttalam
  Travelbase: Mayiladuthurai
• Thiruppainjeeli
  Travelbase: Trichy
• Srirangam
  Travelbase: Trichy
• Thiruvanaikaval
  Travelbase: Trichy
• Thiruchengode
• Thiru Sakthimutram
  Close to Patteswaram
  Travel base: Kumbakonam
• Ezhichur Sri Nallinakkeswarar
  In Oragadam to Walaja
  Travel base: Chennai
• All other temples where swami married ambal or gave marriage dharshan
• http://www.kmmatrimony.com/Temples/Thiruthalangal.aspx

From my (Raju) own experience:

• Sri Sundararaja Perumal Temple at Meyyur (near Chenglepat)
• Sri Varamoortheeswarar Temple at Ariyathurai (near Ponneri – North Chennai)

Child birth

• Rameswaram
• Thiruvenkadu banyan tree
  Travelbase: Sirkazhi / Myiladuthurai
• Pagam piriyal temple near Thiruvadanai
  Travelbase:
• Thayumanaswamy at Rckfort
  Travelbase: Trichy
• Thirupputkuzhi near Kanchipuram
  Chennai

Safe delivery/ Protect fetus

• Garbarakshambigai at Thirukkarukavur
  Near Papanasam
  Travelbase: Kumbakonam

Note: According to Sri Manamadurai Swamigal, the couples who visit the following temples in the given order are bound to get child:
1) Ettiyathali near Aranthangi
2) Thirukkarugavur Garbarakshambigai
3) Karuvalarcheri and
4) Utharakosamangai

Husband and Wife misunderstanding

• Thiruchengode
  Travelbase: Erode
• Thiruchattimutram next to Patteeswaram
  Travelbase: Kumbakonam

Education

• Koothanur Saraswathi
  Travelbase: Mayiladuthurai
• Thiruvahendrapuram Hayagreevar
  Travelbase: Cuddalore
• Chettipunyam Hayagreevar near Maraimalainagar
  Travelbase: Chennai

Job, Graha vakram

• Thiruvakkarai
  In the Pondicherry-Tindivanam alternate longer route
  (there are two routes for Pondicherry – Tindivanam)
  Travelbase: Tindivanam

Health

• Vaidheeswaran koil
  Travelbase: Sirkazhi / Mayiladuthurai
• Thiruvallur Verraragava Perumal
  Travelbase: Chennai
• Thiruvanmiyur Marundeeswarar
  Travelbase: Chennai
• Thirukkachur Marundheeswarar
  3 kms from Singaperumal koil railway gate
  Travelbase: Chennai
• Sankaran Koil
  Travelbase: Thirunelveli
• Pagampiriyal temple near Thiruvadanai
  Travelbase:
• Thirundevankudi (Nandankoil)
  Travelbase:  Kumbakonam
• Siddheeswaram at Nachiyar koil
  Travelbase: Kumbakonam
• Vaidheeswaran koil at Poonamallee
  Travelbase: Chennai
• Vaidheeswaran koil at Srivilliputhur
  Travelbase: Madurai

Fever

• Jwarahareswarar at Kanchipuram

Nervous weakness / Fear

• Thirubhuvanam next to Thiruvidaimarudhur
  Travel base: Kumbakonam

Epilepsy

• Thirupachilasiramam (Thiruvasi)
  Travelbase: Trichy

Eye Problems

• Kanchipuram Ekambareswarar
• Thiruvarur
  
• Kannayiramudaiyar temple on Vaitheeswaran koil – Mayiladuthurai road
• Panayapuram
  At the mouth of the diversion to Panruthi – Kumbakonam road near Vikravandi
  Travelbase: Villupuram
• Thirukkaravasal
  Travelbase: Thiruvarur

Lukoderma

• Thalayananganam
  On Kumbakonam-Thiruvarur road
• Theerthanagiri on Cuddalore-Chidambaram road
  8 kms from Mettupalayam village
  Travelbase: Cuddalore

Stomach pain

• Thiruvadigai in Panruti
  Travelbase: Villupuram

Speaking / Hearing problems

• Thirukkolakka next to Sirkazhi
  Travelbase: Mayiladuthurai
• Thiruchendur

Finance

• Thirunindriyur
  On Vaitheeswaran koil-Mayiladuthurai road
  Travelbase: Mayiladuthurai
• Arisirkaraiputhur on Kumbakonam-Thiruvarur road
  Travelbase: Kumbakonam

Debt problem

• Thiruvarur Runalingeswarar
• Thirucherai Runalingeswarar
  Travelbase: Kumbakonam
  In the Kumbakonam – Kodavasal – Thiruvarur road

No support in difficult times

• Thiru anniyur (Ponnur)
  Travelbase: Mayiladuthurai

Cheating done in poorvajanma

• Thirumanikkuzhi
  Travelbase: Cuddalore

Kushtam (Leprosy)

• Thirumangalkudi in Sooriyanar koil
  Travelbase: Kumbakonam
• Konerirajapurm
  Travelbase: Mayiladuthurai
• Thirunellika
  Travelbase: Thiruvarur

Hunger

• Thiruchottruthurai near Thiruvaiyaru
  Travelbase: Tanjore

Akalamruthyu

• Thirukkadaiyur
  Travelbase: Karaikkal
• Srivanjiyum
  Travelbase: Kumbakonam
  Near Nannilam

Pitrusrardham

• Rameswaram
• Thirupoovanam on Madurai-Manamadurai-Rameswaram road
  Travelbase: Madurai
• Thilatharpanapuri
  Travelbase: Thiruvarur
• Thiruvengadu Rudhra padam (Budhan sthalam)
  Travelbase: Mayiladuthurai
• Idumbavanam near Muthupettai
  Travelbase: Pattukkottai

Brammahathi Dhosham

• Rameswaram
• Thiruvidaimarudhur
  Travelbase: Kumbakonam
• Ramanadheeswaram
  Diversion on Thiruvarur – Mayiladuthurai road
  Travelbase: Mayiladuthurai
• Thiruchengottankudi
  Diversion on Thiruvarur – Mayiladuthurai road
  Travelbase: Mayiladuthurai
• Thirukkuvalai
  Travelbase: Thiruvarur
• Thevur near Keevalur
  Keevalur is in Thiruvarur-Nagapatnam road
  Travelbase: Thiruvarur

Poison

• Thirumarugal (Thiruvarur- Mayiladuthurai road)
  Travelbase: Mayiladuthurai
• Poovanur
  Travelbase: Mannargudi

Safe Travel

• Virinchipuram Margabandheeswarar
  (Margabandhu Sthothram)
  Travelbase: Vellore

Sidhabramai (Mental illness)

• Thiruvidaimarudhur Mahalingaswamy
  Travel base: Kumbakonam
• Gunaseelam Venkatachalapathi
  Travel base: Trichy
• Sholingar Narasimha swamy
  Travel base: Chennai

Sarva dosha parikarams:

• Sea bath at Dhanushkodi sangamam – 26kms from Rameshwaram.
• Girivalam at Thiruvannamalai
• Offer prayers at Adhishtanams or Jeeva samadhi of elated Gurus– to name a few Raghavendraswami (Mantralayam), Sri Sadashiva Brehmendral (Nerur,near Karur), Sri Bhagwan nama Bodhendral (Govindapuram, near Kumbakonam), Sri Shirdi Sai (Shirdi), Bhagwan Sri Ramanar (Ramanshramam, Thiruvannamalai)

Others:

Thiruvidaimaruthur Mahalingeshwara swami temple – ‘Ashvametha pradikshana’ – doing parikrama in outer prakarama at least 3 times.