Thirunallar Temple Shani Pooja

Thirunallar Temple Shani Pooja Procedure, Timings. The separate shrine for Sani Bhagawan has been in existence for Yugas.

Shani Pooja procedure and guidelines

  1. Daily Pooja will be performed for Lord Darbaraneyswara and Goddess Praneswari for 6 times. For Maragatha Lingam, it is five time and four times for Shani Bhagawan.
  2. Darshan of Maragatha Linga can be had only during the routine Pooja time
  3. Right offering to this temple is done by taking bath in Nala Theertham, Lighting Gingelly oil lamps, performing Abhishekam, Sahasra Namarchana and Homam to Sani Bhagawan, taking the Sani Murthy on the golden Crow Vahanam, feeding crows etc.
  4. Shani in this temple is in Anugraha pose offering refuge (Abhayam). There is no objection in Sani Prasadam being taken home.
  5. Gingelly lamps to be purchased inside the temple only. Outside lamps are not allowed
  6. No need to leave or throw clothes after the Pooja. Instead, they can take their clothes back home after the head bath.
  7. No need to hire any guides at the temple as procedures are self-explanatory and information centre is available for assistance.
  8. The crowd will be little on Sani Peyarachi and other important festival dates.
  9. Tickets are unlimited, all devotees will be served in order.

Best Days for Saneeswara Pooja

  1. Sani Peyarchi
  2. Sani Trayodasi
  3. Saturday’s
  4. On Janma Nakshara day.

Thirunallar Temple Opening Hours

Morning Hours: 6:00 am – 12:30 pm

Evening Hours: 4:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Saturday Opening Hours: 5:00 am – 9:00 pm

How to reach Thirunallar Temple?

  1. Thirunallar is 5 km from Karaikal. This route is well connected with different places by Bus routes.
  2. This route connects Chennai, Tindivanam, Puducherry, Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, Madurai, Coimbatore, Erode, Trichy, Thanjavur, Nagapattinam
  3. The nearest airport is at Tiruchirapalli which is 159 km away.
  4. Kumbakonam is well connected with the major parts of Tamilnadu by train.

Thirunallar Temple Shani Pooja performed on all days.

Reference Link: Temple History

71 comments

  1. Sreenivas
    June 5, 2017 at 1:22 pm

    Sir I am sreenivas from bangalore I want meet pakeerswamy can u get me his mobile number urgently

    • kishore
      June 5, 2017 at 2:16 pm

      Dear Sir,

      We are not authorised to provide any contact numbers, please meet him on arrival.

      Thank you.

  2. Sreenivas
    June 5, 2017 at 1:28 pm

    Sir me sreenivas from bangalore I want to meet Mr. Pakeerswamy plz get me his mobile number urgent

    • kishore
      June 5, 2017 at 2:12 pm

      Dear Sir,

      We are not authorised to provide any contact numbers, please meet him on arrival.

      Thank you.

  3. Ramalingegowda
    August 4, 2017 at 9:27 am

    Rooms are available near temple for staying

    • kishore
      August 4, 2017 at 4:25 pm

      Hi Sir,

      Yes rooms are available on arrival you can book or else near by karaikal you can book.

      Thanks

  4. ajay
    August 5, 2017 at 7:12 am

    how to get archana tickets?, right now we are in thirunallar. which pooja is available for us?

  5. Sriniwaas
    September 20, 2017 at 9:45 pm

    I can come from Mumbai.
    So how can I come…
    Easy route. Kindly let me know about it

  6. Kiran Chakrapani
    September 25, 2017 at 8:32 pm

    Dear Sir

    I am travelling from Bangalore to Thirunallar, I need to know details relative to Temple timings and accomodation available. We are planning to visit on Saturday i.e on 30/09/2017. Is there anything we need to know about the Temple Pooja’s please give details so that it would be very convenient for us.

    • Tejas
      September 26, 2017 at 3:37 pm

      Hi Sir,

      Temple will be open from 5am to 9pm and you can get the pooja ingredients at temple and tickets are unlimited and for accomadations you can stay at karaikal and for further details you can contact 9393939150.

      Thanks

  7. H T Prakash
    October 12, 2017 at 3:06 pm

    Dear Sir,

    I am travelling from Bangalore to temple on 13/10/2017 at 9.00pm and planning to leave temple around 1.00pm an 14/10/2017 please tell me is it possible. Also please tell wheather there is crowd on saturday

    Regards
    Prakash

  8. sen
    October 12, 2017 at 3:42 pm

    my friend parents want to do 60th marriage(60am Kalyanam)in thirunallar Temple,what is the procedure.kindly tell me

  9. Usha
    October 15, 2017 at 7:13 am

    Sir, we are travelling on 21 October to thirunallar. Please tell us whether abhshekham is done on Saturday to Lord sanieswar and how will be the crowd? Can we also visit all the navagraha temple in a day?

    • Tejas
      October 15, 2017 at 12:17 pm

      HI madam,

      yes abhishekam is available and expecting the crowd also you can plan for the navagraha temple too madam.

      Thanks

  10. Siva
    October 28, 2017 at 9:01 am

    Hi sir, sani doaha stopping my marriage .So i planing to do sani pooja as a remedy suggested by sidhanti.please let me know the pooja name.i am planing to come on 4th nov Saturday..Please advice..

  11. Saikrishna
    November 10, 2017 at 6:13 am

    Hi sir i go to tirunallar i want abishekam at tomorrow
    Tickets is available r not

  12. Shiammala
    November 13, 2017 at 3:57 pm

    We are planning for Sani preethi pooja on this Saturday. At what time we should be in temple? Any advance booking is needed?

  13. Alok Kumar Gupta
    November 14, 2017 at 7:15 am

    Our family wants to perform pooja at Thirunallar Temple along with my daughter on 25th November 2017 for removing obstacles in marriage of my daughter. Please inform the poojas required to be done, the appropriate timing for those poojas and required preparations to be done by us. – AK Gupta, Delhi 7022255147

  14. N.KUMAR
    November 16, 2017 at 7:01 am

    I NEED SANI PEYARCHI NOTICE/PAMPLET/BROCHUR OF DECEMBER 2017. PLEASE SEND THE SAME TO MY EMAIL ID AND JUST NOW I HAVE SPOKEN TO YOUR OFFICE FEMALE AND SHE TOLD ME THAT I WILL INFORM NEELAKANTAN TO SEND THE SAME FOR YOUR. I HAVE ALREADY SENT THREE MAILS REGARDING THIS
    THANKS

  15. V.Ravichandran
    November 26, 2017 at 2:05 pm

    I am at Bangalore, wants to do Pooja for every month, for 7.5 years 0n my star;

    Can I send the money through cheque..

    Pl. Advise me,
    Regards,
    V.Ravichandran

  16. Karishma
    December 2, 2017 at 3:13 pm

    Hello I want to do my husband sani puja..just give me details of puja and costs. I m currently in chennai.

  17. Radhagovind
    December 8, 2017 at 8:43 pm

    Swamy we would like to perform abhishakam for our son on 19th Dec how to do the payment on online and the mode of payment with the confirmation of the assurance of receipt to perform the pooja

  18. varadharajan
    December 13, 2017 at 7:25 am

    I want to perform a pooja for my family Lord Saneeswara on Sani peyarchi day on 19/12/2017 through on line. Whom should I contact?

    • Tejas
      December 13, 2017 at 11:23 am

      HI Sir,

      there is no online bookings for thirunallar sir in personally you can get the pooja tickets from now or else on arrival you can get the tickets for performing pooja sir.

      Thanks

    • KANDASWAMY P S
      December 14, 2017 at 4:06 am

      I have to offer prayer to lord saneeswara for the good marriage alliance for my daughter smt.Gomathi, Mirugaseersham star.

  19. sureshkumar
    December 19, 2017 at 1:34 pm

    Hello,

    I need special entrance ticket for saturday dharshan(23rd dec ) for 3 members. is it available ? if yes pls provide details. pls. thanks.
    regds
    sureshkumar

  20. Raji
    December 24, 2017 at 8:30 am

    I wish to visit the temple on saturday.
    May i know the correct temple timing for saturday?

  21. Kumar
    December 26, 2017 at 11:03 pm

    Is there any special entry differently able person (handicap

  22. pavani
    February 16, 2018 at 3:48 pm

    Hi I was wondering if the temple will do navgraha shanti homam on saturday and how much will it be? whats the procedure to book the homam? how many people to join the homam ?

  23. G vijay kumar
    March 4, 2018 at 8:25 pm

    shall we sendnaount online for pooja purpose on saturday in my wife name

  24. chandrahas
    April 8, 2018 at 2:23 pm

    shani puja it id necessary to do in person.
    or mother father can visit the tample and do pooja.

  25. Sandhya
    May 3, 2018 at 3:37 pm

    I want to do Shani puja in my name , rasi and nakshatra, can I pay online as i cannot travel if the puja can be performed?

  26. Rajalaxmi shanker
    May 18, 2018 at 9:44 am

    Hi .. can u pl tell me what archanai to be done for ashtama sani and 7.5 saturn period .. planning to visit the temple next saturday .. shld i book the archanai thru online or can i come n take the tkts directly…

    • Tejas
      May 18, 2018 at 5:42 pm

      HI Madam,

      There is no online process so on arrival you can you can get the any tickets

      Thanks

    • radhika girikrishnan
      July 6, 2018 at 5:24 pm

      Sir please advise us as we are directed to do Shani preethi to my cousin brother who is yet to get married.He is 33yrs old

      • Krishna
        July 7, 2018 at 2:37 am

        Dear Sir/Madam,
        you can perform on sani payarchi or sani trayodasi or Saturdays it will be good.
        Thank you.

  27. danam
    May 31, 2018 at 9:40 am

    Hi pls tell me how to do puja for 2.5 sani and 7.5 sani after do pray need to stay over night to hotel

  28. Anonymous
    July 20, 2018 at 3:30 pm

    HI SIR

    IS THERE ANY BUSSES FROM SALEM TO CHIDAMBARAM

    • Krishna
      July 20, 2018 at 3:33 pm

      HI Sir,/Madam,

      You can contact at 9393939510 for any details they will suggest you regarding this

      Thanks

  29. Lakshmi Priya
    July 21, 2018 at 11:09 pm

    Hi.. I have Ashtama Sani .. can u pls tellme the procedure for doing pooja on Saturday? Should I come to thirunallar and stay one night for required benefits?

    • Krishna
      July 22, 2018 at 3:39 pm

      HI Madam,

      You can contact at 9393939510 to know the procedure to perform the pooja at temple

      Thanks

  30. Sunil Kumar
    September 5, 2018 at 6:32 pm

    Can you arrange mahanyasa purvaka rudrabhi shekam for Lord saneswara on Saturday or Friday.

    • Krishna
      October 2, 2018 at 1:37 pm

      Dear Sir/Madam,
      There is no online booking for rudrabhishekam for booking pl;ease contact 9393939150.
      Thank you.

  31. Santosh
    October 1, 2018 at 9:54 pm

    I have sani dasha very strong…. please help me what Pooja I want to do

    • Krishna
      October 2, 2018 at 2:44 pm

      Dear Sir/Madam,
      you need to do shani pooja in the temple, for pooja related help please contact 9393939150.
      Thank you.

  32. Rajesh
    November 18, 2018 at 7:34 pm

    Is Shani Amavasya an auspicious day to visit this temple and do darshan of Lord Shani?

  33. Murali
    May 8, 2019 at 7:27 am

    Hi

    I need to perform Sani Shanti. Which Pooja doing need to oerform

    • Krishna
      May 9, 2019 at 6:08 pm

      Dear Sir/Madam,
      Thirumallar shani pooja can be performed from 6 am to 12.30 pm and 4 pm to 8.30 pm.
      Thank you.

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