Spiritual Tours

Arupadai Veedu Temples

Swamimalai – The Swamimalai Temple in neat Thanjavur is built on a 60 feet high artificial hillock. The 60 stone steps represent the Hindu cycle of 60 years, Here, Lord Murugan expounded the meaning of the Pravana mantra OM to his father Lord Shiva. The temple has a dazzling golden chariot.

Palani – This ancient Palani temple was built in the 7th Century AD by King Cheman Perumal and was later added to by the Nayaks. It is located at an elevation of 1500 feet above sea level. The deity of Palani is known as Dandayudhapani Swami, the lord with the staff in his hand. Siddha Bhogar skillfully crafted the deity out of an amalgam of nine minerals popularly called Navabashana.

Tirutani – The most prominent of the Murugan temples, this beautiful Tiruttani temple crowns a single rock 700 feet above sea level. His righteous indignation towards the Asuras was quelled here and so it is known as Shantipuri or Abode of peace. It is said that if Murugan worshipped here with heart and soul for five consecutive days, the worshipper is blessed with the best in this life and after.

Panchabhootham Piligrimage

Groups of temples constitute pilgrimage clusters all over India. The Pancha Bhoota shrines dedicated to Shiva constitute a set of five Saivite temples in South India held in reverence for centuries. Indigenous belief holds life as a synthesis of the five basic elements (the Pancha Bhootams) wind, water, fire, earth and space. Shiva is worshipped as the embodiment of each of the five elements in the vast temples at Sri Kalahasti, Tiruvanaikkaval, Tiruvannamalai, Kanchipuram and Chidambaram. Each of these temples is rich in legend, history, sculptural wealth and festival traditions.

Kalahasti – This ancient temple dedicated to Shiva is one of the Pancha Bhoota Stalams (temples celebrating Shiva as the embodiment of the primary elements), air being the element in case here, the other five temples being Tiruvannamalai (Fire), Chidambaram (Space), Tiruvanaikkaval (Water) and Kanchipuram (Earth) respectively.

Kalahasti is located near the pilgrimage town of Tirupati and is visited by thousands of pilgrims. This temple is also associated with Rahu and Ketu, (of the nine Grahams or celestial bodies in the Indian astrological scheme). The Tamil Cholas and the Vijayanagara Rulers have made several endowments to this temple. Adi Sankara is said to have visited this temple and offered worship here. Krishnadevaraya built a huge gopuram, a few feet away from the entrance to the temple. The entrance to the temple is crowned with a smaller tower. There is an underground Ganapati shrine in the outer prakaram, while in the innermost prakaram are the shrines of Shiva and Parvati.

Kannappa Nayanaar, a hunter is said to have been a great devotee of Kalahasteeswarar. Legend has it that he offered his own eyes to the Shivalingam, and for this reason, earned the name Kannappan (his original name being Thinnan), and the distinction of having his statue adorn the sanctum. Nakkiradevar, Indra, Rama, Muchukunda and others are believed to have worshipped Shiva at this temple.

Thiruvanaikaval – This is one of the most revered temples to Shiva; it is one of the Panchabhoota Stalams signifying water. The primordial element water, is represented by an undying natural spring in the sanctum. This temple has records of patronage from the Chola Pandya, Hoysala and the Madurai Naik kings.

Arupadai Veedu Pilgrimage or Murugan Trails (AVP - 1)

6 Nights / 7 Days

Route: Chennai Kumbakonam(Swamimalai) (1 N) Thanjavur Madurai (Pazhamudhicholai / Thiruparamkundrum) Thiruchendur Madurai Palani Trichy Tirutani Chennai

Arupadai Veedu Pilgrimage or Murugan Trails (AVP - 2)

3 Nights / 4 Days

Route: Chennai Kumbakonam(Swamimalai) (1 N) Thanjavur Madurai (Pazhamudhicholai / Thiruparamkundrum)(1 N) Thiruchendur Palani (1N) Tirutani Chennai

Arupadai Veedu & Panchabootham Pilgrimage (AVPP)

10 Nights / 11 Days

Route: Chennai Sri Kalahasthi Tirutani Chennai (1 N) Thiruchendur Chidambaram Kumbakonam / Swamimalai(2 N) Thanjavur Rameshwaram (1 N) Thiruchendur Kanyakumari (2 N) Madurai (1 N) Palani (1 N) Trichy (1 N) Thiruvannamalai (1 N) Kanchipuram Chennai

Buddhist Pilgrimage (BP)

8 Nights / 9 Days

Route: Lucknow Balrampur Lumbini Kushinagar Vaishali Patna Nalanda Rajgir Bodhgaya Varanasi Delhi

Char Dham Pilgrimage (CDP)

11 Nights / 12 Days

Route: Delhi Haridwar (1 N) Barkot (1 N) Drive – 36 Km / Trek – 7 Km Yamnotri Trek – 7 / Drive – 36 Km Barkot (1 N) Uttarkashi (1 N) Rudraprayag (1 N) 75 Km by road & 14 Km Up Trek Kedarnath (1 N) 14 Km Down Trek & 75 Km by Road Rudraprayag (1 N) Badrinath (1 N) Joshimath / Kirtinagar (1 N) Rishikesh (1 N) Delhi

Do Dham Pilgrimage (DDP)

7 Nights / 8 Days

Route: Delhi Haridwar (1 N) Rudraprayag (1 N) 75 Km by road & 14 Km Up Trek Kedarnath (1 N) 14 Km Down Trek & 75 Km by Road Rudraprayag (1 N) Badrinath (1 N) Joshimath / Kirtinagar (1 N) Rishikesh (1 N) Delhi

Navagraha Pilgrimage / 9 Planets Tour (NP)

3 Nights / 4 Days

Route: Chennai Kumbakonam(2N) Pondicherry (1 N) Chennai

Navagaraha & Panchabootha Pilgrimage (NPP)

11 Nights / 12 Days

Do Dham Pilgrimage (DDP)

7 Nights / 8 Days

Navagaraha & Panchabootha Pilgrimage (NPP)

7 Nights / 8 Days

Route: Chennai Sri Kalahasti Tirutani Chennai (1 N) Kanchipuram Thiruvannamalai (1 N) Chidambaram (1 N) Kumbakonam (3 N) Thanjavur Trichy (1 N) Chennai

Spiritual Tamil Nadu (STN)

12 Nights / 13 Days

Route: Chennai (1 N) Kanchipuram Pondicherry (1 N) Chidambaram Kumbakonam (2 N) Thanjavur Rameshwaram (2 N) Thiruchendur Kaniyakumari (2 N) Madurai (2 N) Trichy (1 N) Thiruvannamalai (1 N) Tirutani Chennai