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Navagraha temples, the Glossary

Navagraha (Pron: nævəˈgrɑ:ə) pilgrimages are pilgrimages devoted to Navagraha—the nine (nava) major celestial bodies (Grahas) of Hindu astronomy.^[1]

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Navagraha

Agniswarar Temple, Kanjanur

The Agniswarar Temple (கஞ்சனூர் அக்கினீஸ்வரர் கோயில்):ta:கஞ்சனூர் அக்கினீஸ்வரர் கோயில் is a Hindu temple in the village of Kanjanur, 18 kilometres north-east of Kumbakonam.

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Ahom dynasty

The Ahom dynasty (1228–1826) ruled the Ahom Kingdom in present-day Assam, India for nearly 598 years.

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Apatsahayesvarar Temple, Alangudi

Apatsahayesvarar Temple, Alangudi or Guru Sthalam or Tiru Irum Poolai is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in the Needamangalam Town near village of Alangudi in the Valangaiman taluk of Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India.

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Assam

Assam is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys.

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Brahma

Brahma (ब्रह्मा) is a Hindu god, referred to as "the Creator" within the Trimurti, the trinity of supreme divinity that includes Vishnu and Shiva.

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Brihaspati

Brihaspati (बृहस्पति), is a Hindu god. Navagraha temples and Brihaspati are navagraha.

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Budha

Budha (बुध) is the Sanskrit word for the planet Mercury. Navagraha temples and Budha are navagraha.

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Chandra

Chandra (shining' or 'moon), also known as Soma (सोम), is the Hindu god of the Moon, and is associated with the night, plants and vegetation. Navagraha temples and Chandra are navagraha.

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Chola Empire

The Chola Empire, which is often referred to as the Imperial Cholas, was a medieval Indian, thalassocratic empire that was established by the Chola dynasty that rose to prominence during the middle of the ninth century and united southern India under their rule.

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Guwahati

Guwahati is the largest city of the Indian state of Assam, and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India.

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Harsidhhi

Harsidhhi, one of the aspects of Durga, is a regional Hindu goddess, popular in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, adjoining Maharashtra states of India.

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Hindu astrology

Hindu astrology, also called Indian astrology, Jyotisha (translit-script) and, more recently, Vedic astrology, is the traditional Hindu system of astrology.

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Hindu pilgrimage sites

In religion and spirituality, a pilgrimage is a very long journey or search of great moral significance.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Indian astronomy

Indian astronomy refers to astronomy practiced in the Indian subcontinent.

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Kailasanathar Temple, Thingalur

The Chandiranaar Temple (also called Kailasanathar temple or Thingalur temple) is a Hindu temple in the village of Thingalur, from Kumbakonam on the Kumbakonam - Thiruvaiyaru road in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Karaikal district

Karaikal district (French: District de Karikal) is one of the four districts of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India.

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Ketu (mythology)

Ketu (Sanskrit: केतु, IAST) is the descending (i.e. 'south') lunar node in Vedic, or Hindu astrology. Navagraha temples and Ketu (mythology) are navagraha.

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Kilimarathukavu Temple

Kilimarathukavu Siva Parvathy Temple is a Hindu temple located in Kadakkal, Kollam, Kerala, India.

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Kovur Sundareswarar Temple

Sundareswarar Temple at Kovur, a suburb of Chennai, India is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva.

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Kumbakonam

Kumbakonam (formerly spelt as Coombaconum or Combaconum), or Kudanthai, is a city municipal corporation in the Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Kundrathur

Kundrathur is a town located in the Chennai Metropolitan Area and the headquarters of Kundrathur taluk in Kanchipuram District.

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Kundrathur Nageswarar Temple

Kundrathur Nageswarar Temple, also known as Vada Thirunageswaram, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located in the neighbourhood of Kundrathur in Chennai, India.

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List of Hindu deities

Hinduism is the largest religion in the Indian subcontinent, and the third largest religion in the world.

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List of Hindu temples

This is a list of lists of Hindu temples.

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List of Natchathara temples

This is a list of Natchathara (Stars) Temples of Hindus.

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Lunar node

A lunar node is either of the two orbital nodes of the Moon, that is, the two points at which the orbit of the Moon intersects the ecliptic.

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Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh (meaning 'central province') is a state in central India.

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Mangala

Mangala (Sanskrit: मङ्गल, IAST) is the personification, as well as the name for the planet Mars, in Hindu literature. Navagraha temples and Mangala are navagraha.

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Mayiladuthurai district

Mayiladuthurai district is one of the 38 districts of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Nagannathaswamy Temple, Keelaperumpallam

The Naganatha Swamy Temple or Kethu Sthalam is a Hindu temple in the village of Keelaperumpallam, 2 kilometres from Poompuhar.

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Nakshatra

Nakshatra (translit) is the term for lunar mansion in Hindu astrology.

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Nava Tirupati

The Nava Tirupati refers to a group of nine Hindu temples dedicated to Vishnu, located on the Tiruchendur-Tirunelveli route, Tamil Nadu, India, on the banks of the Thamirabarani river.

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Navagraha

The navagraha are nine heavenly bodies and deities that influence human life on Earth according to Hinduism and Hindu astrology.

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Navagraha Jain Temple

Navagraha Jain Temple or Navagraha Teertha or Navagraha Tirtha is situated at Varur near Hubli, Karnataka.

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Navagraha temples in Tamil Nadu

Nine Grahas Temples (Navagraham temples) in Tamil Nadu is a set of nine Hindu temples, each dedicated to one of the nine planetary deities, the Navagraham in various places around the South Indian towns of Kumbakonam and Mayiladuthurai in Tamil Nadu, India. Navagraha temples and Navagraha temples in Tamil Nadu are navagraha.

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Puducherry (union territory)

Puducherry, also known as Pondicherry (Pondichéry), is a union territory of India, consisting of four small geographically unconnected districts.

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Pune

Pune, previously spelled in English as Poona (the official name until 1978), is a city in Maharashtra state in the Deccan plateau in Western India.

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Rahu

Rāhu (Sanskrit: राहु, ☊) is one of the nine major celestial bodies (navagraha) in Hindu texts and the king of meteors. Navagraha temples and Rahu are navagraha.

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Saptarshi

The Saptarshi are the seven seers of ancient India who are extolled in the Vedas, and other Hindu literature such as the Skanda Purana.

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Shani

Shani (शनि), or Shanaishchara (शनैश्चर), is the divine personification of the planet Saturn in Hinduism, and is one of the nine heavenly objects (Navagraha) in Hindu astrology. Navagraha temples and Shani are navagraha.

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Shaniwar Wada

Shaniwar Wada is a historical fortification in the city of Pune, India.

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Shiva

Shiva (lit), also known as Mahadeva (Category:Trimurti Category:Wisdom gods Category:Time and fate gods Category:Indian yogis.

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Shukra

Shukra (शुक्र) is a Sanskrit word that means "clear" or "bright". Navagraha temples and Shukra are navagraha.

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Suremphaa

Suremphaa (reign 1751–1769), or Rajeswar Singha, the fourth son of Rudra Singha, became the king of the Ahom kingdom after the death of his brother King Pramatta Singha.

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Surya

Surya (सूर्य) is the SunDalal, p. 399 as well as the solar deity in Hinduism. Navagraha temples and Surya are navagraha.

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Suryanar Kovil

Suryanar Kovil (also called Suryanar Temple) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Hindu Sun-God, Surya, located in Suryanar Kovil, a village near the South Indian town of Kumbakonam Thanjavur District in Tamil Nadu, India.

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Swetharanyeswarar Temple

Swetharanyeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in Thiruvenkadu, a village in Mayiladuthurai district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu (TN) is the southernmost state of India.

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Thanjavur district

Thanjavur district is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India.

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Tirunageswaram Naganathar Temple

Tirunageswaram Naganathar Temple also known as Rahu Stalam is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in Tirunageswaram, a village in the outskirts of Kumbakonam, a town in Tamil Nadu, India.

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Tirunallar Dharbaranyeswarar Temple

Tirunallar Saniswaran Temple or Dharbaranyeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in a village, Thirunallar of karaikal district of Union territory of Puducherry (24 km from Nagapattinam town of Tamil Nadu. The temple complex covers around two acre and entered through a five tiered gopuram, the main gateway.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navagraha_temples

Also known as Navagraha Temple.

, Tirunageswaram Naganathar Temple, Tirunallar Dharbaranyeswarar Temple, Tiruvarur district, Ujjain, Vaitheeswaran Koil, Velleswarar Temple, Mangadu.

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