This temple was built in the 14th Century and is located on top of the hill. Lord Murugan Self-manifested here in two forms one with His consorts Valli and Deva Sena and second manifestation the form of The Guru. As Lord Manifested in Bala form, Surasamharam is not performed during Skanda Shasti. The five-storeyed Temple tower was built in 1975. Maha Kumbabhishekam was performed on 6 Feb 2003.

Important Festivals

Ratnagiri Temple Timings

Morning Hours: 6:30 am – 1:00 pm

Evening Hours: 3:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Temple timings might change on special days.

Abhishekam Timings

10:00 am and 5:00 pm

Ticket Cost: Rs.750/ Couple and Rs.1000/ Couple

Abhishekam is performed daily.

Preferable Dress Code for Abhishekam

Men: White Pancha, Dhoti/ Kurta, Pyjama.
Female: Saree with blouse/ Punjabi Dress with Dupatta / Chudidhar with Dupatta/ Half saree

Any decent outfit is allowed for Darshan.

How to reach Ratnagiri Temple?

By Air

1. The nearest airport is at Chennai which is 115 Km away.

By Train

1. The nearest Railway station is at Vellore which is 15 Km away

By Road

1.  The direct bus is available from Vellore to Ratnagiri temple.

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Virinjipuram temple History

As per the folklore, Lingodbhava is attached to this temple. Lord Siva once emerged as a cosmic pillar and challenged Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma to find the begin and the end. Lord Vishnu in the form of a boar dug deep into the Earth and told Siva that he could not make it. Lord Brahma in the form a swan and set out to reach the top. Brahma with the support of Mogili Flower and Cow told Siva that he had reached the top. Angered by the false claim, Lord Siva cursed Brahma that there will not be any idols for him in the Earth.

To get rid of this sin, Brahma took the birth as Brahmin and called by Siva Sharma, took the responsibilities after his father’s death.

Siva Sharma offered prayers for Swarna Ganapathi who then approached Lord Siva to perform Abhishek. As he was small, he was not able to touch the head portion of Siva Linga. Lord Siva bent down to help Siva Sharma in performing Abhishek. Hence the deity in this temple is found siding.  Lord Siva is called by Marga Bandhu Eswar which means “One who guides us in the right way”. This temple is 1000 years old. During Panguni Masam, Sun rays fall on the presiding deity inside Garbha Griha.

Virinjipuram temple Timings

Morning Hours: 6:00 am – 11:00 am

Evening Hours: 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Places near Virinjipuram Temple

1. Golden Temple Vellore
2. Sholingur Narasimha Temple
3. Jalagandeswarar Temple Vellore
4. Vellore Fort

How to reach Virinjipuram temple?

By Air

1. The nearest international airport is at Tirupati and Chennai. Both are equal distance.

By Train

1. The nearest railway station is a Vellore which is 16 km away

By Road

1. Temple is easily reachable from Vellore.

Reference Link: History

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Jalakandeswarar temple History

As per the folklore, Lord Siva appeared in the dreams of Chieftain Bomma Reddy and revealed his whereabouts. The recovered the Idol from the anthill. The bottom of anthill was filled with water, hence the name Jalakandeswarar ( Lord Siva in water).  This temple is located inside Vellore fort. Vellore fort was built by the chieftains Bomma Reddy and Thimma Reddy, in the Vijayanagara dynasty.

From the inscriptions, it is known that The temple construction began in 1274 AD which later renovated in the 14th century during the reign of Sambuvarayars. Few more structures added in the 16th century. The inner Prakaram of the temple and the inner fort were built by the Sambuvarayars during the 13th century, This present form of the was built during the reign of Vijayanagara King Sadasivadeva Maharaya during 1540 – 1572 AD.

The Kalyana Mantap to the left of the entrance to the Jalakandeswarar temple bears testimony to the engineering marvel and the advanced state of sculptures. The temple gopuram is 7 tiered with intricate carvings.  This temple was built in Dravidian architecture and houses one of the most intricately carved stone pillars. Raja Gopuram was built in 1566 AD.

This temple is under the maintainence of Archaelogical Survey of India.

Dress Code: Any decent outfit.

How to reach Jalakandeswarar temple?

By Air

1. The nearest airport is at Tirupati which is 128 km away. Chennai international airport is 140 km away.

By Train

1. The direct train is available Chennai to Vellore. Temple is 2 km from the station.

By Road

1. The direct bus is available from Tirupati to Vellore, Chittoor to Vellore and Chennai to Vellore. It takes 2 hours 30 mins to reach this temple from Tirupati and Chennai.

Jalakandeswarar temple Images

Reference Link: History

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