Temples around Anbil
Temple visits - ANBIL
Anbil is 15 kms southeast of Srirangam and stretches about 2 kms from 8 kms from Lalgudi. There are some famous temples around Anbil. They are:- Anbil Vadivazhagiya Nambi perumal or Sundararaja perumal temple, Thiru Sathyavageeswarar temple, Mariamman koil (Keezha Anbil), Kaliamman Koil and Vinayagar and Murugan temple (Mangammalpuram), Achiramavalli Amman ( J K Puram) and also temples like Pampada Amman Koil. The greatness of the place is that Lord Siva, to clear the curse from Brahma after praying at Uththamar Koil visited this place before going to Kumbakonam. Anbil is on the northern bank of Kollidam.
Bus no.93 connects this place from Chathiram Bus stand Tiruchy and moffusil buses from Thirukkattupalli to Lalgudi pass through this place. The travel from Thirukkattupalli side has been made easier, after the recent opening of the new bridge on Kollidam from Poodi to Sengariyur. So Much so, the Koviladi Appakudathan perumal temple which is on the other bank of Kollidam is accessible through the New bridge. Earlier, one has to visit the appakudathan temple from Kallanai side and have all the problem of retracing and back the entire distance to Trichy and enter Anbil. Conversely after visiting Anbil, to go to Thanjavur and have darshan at Koviladi. The suggested traverse of Kollidam river to avoid this is not that easy. After the new bridge, from Koviladi take transport to Poodi Matha koil entrance arch, from where buses are available to Anbil through the Bridge. Still when going from Poondi, one has to suffer the inordinate delay due frequent and queueing lorries taking sand from Kollidam and the road on the Lalgudi/Anbil side also is damaged due to these lorries. Still these temples are a must to be seen and have darshan. I visited the temples on 18/2/2012 and 19/2/2012. More information on individual temples on separate posts.
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