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SHIYALI

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The temple of Sattanathaswami at Shiyali, a taluk in the Tanjore District, is a sacred Siva shrine. This place is about i52 miles from Madras. It is also known as Brahma- puram, Venupuram, etc. There are twenty-two Teerthams here. People visit in hundreds and thousands to take their bath in the tanks and worship the Lord. It is
said that once even Lord Vishnu, Brahma, Brihaspati,-Indra, Surya, Chandra and Rahu came to Shiyali to worship the Lord.

Author : R.K.Das

 

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